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DEPARTMENT OF ARMS AND TROPHIES, 

METROPOLITAN FAIR. 


CATALOGUE OF THE MUSEUM 


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RELATING TO 


THE REVOLUTION, THE WAR OF 1812 , THE MEXICAN WAR, 
AND THE PRESENT REBELLION; 

Forming the most Complete and Interesting Collection ever brought 
together in the United States: 

TO BE EXHIBITED AT 

J\ JEW YORK, APRIL 4 , 1864 , 

And on the succeeding days, for the Benefit of the 

UNITED STATES SANITARY COMMISSION. 


NEW YORK: 

CHARLES 0. JONES, STATIONER AND PRINTER, 

76 Cedar Street. 

1864. 






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DEPARTMENT OF ARMS AND TROPHIES, 

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CATALOGUE OF THE MUSEUM 





RELATING TO 



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TIIE REVOLUTION, TIIE WAR OF 1812 , THE MEXICAN WAR, 
AND TIIE PRESENT REBELLION; 

Forming the most Complete and Interesting Collection ever brought 
together in the United States: 


TO BE EXHIBITED AT 


NEW YORK, APRIL 4, 1864, 


And on the succeeding days, for the Benefit of the 


UNITED STATES SANITARY COMMISSION. 


NEW YORK: 

CHARLES O. JONES, STATIONER AND PRINTER, 

76 Cedar Street. 

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IN BEHALF OF THE 


METROPOLITAN FAIR IN AID OF THE D. S. SANITARY COMMISSION, 

April 4, 1864. 




COMMITTEES* 

Mb. WILLIAM T. BLODGETT, Chairman. Mii. JOHN AUSTIN STEVENS, Jr., Secretary. 
Mbs. JOHN PAINE, u Miss CARRIE I\ DUNN, “ 


On Manufacturers of and Dealers In Arms and Military Goods. 


Mrs. Gen. McCLELLAN, 


Gen. E. L. VIELE, 


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FREMONT, 


Col. T. B. VAN BUREN, 


BURNSIDE, 

VIELE, 


Mr. WILLIAM KEMBLE, 

“ J. BUTLER WRIGHT, 


Me. B. W. GRISWOLD, Chairman. 


On Internal Arrangements and Special Contributions for Exhibition. 

Mrs. Gen. McCLELLAN, C il. GEORGE BLISS, Jr., 

“ BAIRD, “ CHARLES W. LE GENDRE, 

“ C. M. KIRKLAND, Lieot. BENJAMIN, U. S. A. 

Col. RUSH C. HAWKINS, Chairman. 


On Contributions from City and Country. 

Col. ELLIOTT F. SHEPARD, Mr. SMITH ELY, Jr., 

Mr. JOHN AUSTIN STEVENS, Jr., “ WALTER PHELPS, 

Col. GEORGE BLISS, Jr., Chairman. 


For the Army of the Potomac. Col. J. FRED. PIERSON. 

“ “ Cumberland and Mississippi. Gen. CnAS. C. DODGE. 

“ Department of Gen. Gilmore and Admiral Dahlgren_ Col. STEWART L. WOODFORD. 

“ “ Maj.-Gen. Butler. Capt. JAS. R. GOULD. 

“ “ Government and Engineers.....JOHN A. C. GRAY. 

For West Point...... Mr. WILLIAM KEMBLE. 










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In the following Collection will be found a vast variety of Interest¬ 
ing Relics, now brought together for the first time. 

Foremost in interest will be found the Uniform worn by the Father 
of his Country during the war of the Revolution; the Camp Chest 
used by him, and the Cane presented to him by Benjamin Franklin ; 
also, the Uniform worn by Gen. Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New 
Orleans. 

Among the Flags will be found the celebrated one of Lawrence, 
with.the words upon it, “ Don’t give up the Ship;” and many others 
captured by our navy during the last war with England; also, Flags 
captured by our Armies duiing all the wars in which the nation has 
been engaged. 

In the Department of Ordnance, are Guns surrendered by Burgoyne 
at Saratoga—Cornwallis, at Yorktown; others taken at VeraCruz; 
and several brought to America by Gen. Lafayette ; and a Whitworth 
Rifle Piece, taken from Fort Pulaski, in 1862 ; and a great variety of 
Small Arms, illustrating the many improvements which have taken 
place since the introduction of the Cross-bow, up to the present time. 

More deeply interesting to the present generation, perhaps, than 
all other objects, are the numerous Regimental Flags which have been 
carried by our brave Volunteers upon so many bloody battle-fields 
during the present rebellion. Hanging under them are many Flags 
captured from the rebels by the New York regiments. These sad 
memorials of the brave dead who have fallen in the cause of liberty, 
must ever be venerated by those who love their country and sympa¬ 
thize with it in its gigantic struggle for human freedom. 


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CATALOGUE. 


FLAGS OF N. Y, VOLUNTEER REGIMENTS, 
BATTERIES, &c. 

1. Flag of tlie Second Regiment "ST. Y. Volunteers. 

Inscribed “ Big Bethel, June 10, 18G1; attack on the Merrimack, 

March 8, 18G2; Fair Oaks, June 18th, 21st, 25th, and 29th, 
18G2; Glendale, June 30,18G2; Malvern Hill, July 1 and Au¬ 
gust G, 1862; Bristow Station, August 27, 1862 ; Bull Run, 
August 30,1862; Chantilly, September 1, 1862; Fredericks¬ 
burg, December 11th to 16th, 1862; Chancellorsville, May 3, 
1863.” 

2. Flag of the 2d Regiment 1ST. Y. Vols. 

3. Flag of the 12th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

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Presented to the regiment by the ladies of Syracuse, May 2,1861, 
upon their departure for the field, and placed in the State 
archives after their return upon their expiration of service. The 
12th was in the following battles: Blackburn’s Ford, Siege of 
Yorktown, Hanover Court House, Gaines’ Hill, Savage’s Station, 
White Oak Swamps, Malvern Hill, 2d Bull Run, and Fredericks¬ 
burg. 

4. Banner of the 13th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

Presented by the ladies of Rochester, and chiefly embroidered by 
Mrs. General Swan. The reverse was painted with the State 
arms, and the greater part is lost. 

5. Flag of the 13 th Regiment 1ST. Y. Vols. 

Carried at the 1st battle of Bull Run by Daniel Sharpe, since Adjutant 
and Major of the 105th Regt. In the upper part of the flag are 
many holes made at that battle. 



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6. Battle Flag of tlie 13th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

With many bullet holes. This regiment was engaged in the fol¬ 
lowing battles: 1st Bull Run, Siege of Yorktown, Hanover 
Court House, Mechanicsville, Gaines’ Hill, Malvern Hill, 2d 
Bull Run, and Fredericksburg. 

7. Flag of 14tli Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

Presented to the State upon the return of the regiment from its 
two years’ term of service. This regiment was in the Siege of 
Yorktown and battle of Hanover Court House, Mechanicsville, 
Gaines’ Hill, Malvern Hill, and Fredericksburg. 

8. Flag of the 17th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

National Colors much worn. Name of the regiment embroidered 
in white silk, and presented to the 17th by eight lady friends of 
Col. II. S. Lansing. 

9. Regimental Banner of the 17th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

Presented to them by the city of New York. The arms of the city 
are painted on each side. 

10. Regimental Banner of the 17th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

Of white silk, with rich bullion tassels and fringe. Painted with 
the State arms on one side, and the American Eagle and the U. 
S. arms on the other. The 17th was in the Siege of Yorktown, 
and the battles of Hanover Court House (where it captured from 
the enemy the first cannon taken by the Army of the Potomac), 
at Groveton (where it lost 13 officers and 250 men killed and 
wounded), Antietam, Frederisksburg and Chancellorsville. 

11. Flag of the 18th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

And borne through all the battles of that regiment, viz.: 1st Bull 
Run, West Point, Gaines’ Hill, Charles City, Cross Roads, Mal¬ 
vern Hill, Crampton Pass, Antietam, Fredericksburg, 1st and 
2d battles, and Chancellorsville. A plate on the stall is inscribed 
as follows :—“ Presented to the 18th Regiment N. Y. S. Volun¬ 
teers, Col. Wm. A, Jackson, by his lady friends of Albany, June 
1,1861.” The flag is inscribed in silk embroidery, “ Rally around 
them-” 


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12. Flag of the 24tli Regiment. 

Deposited by Samuel R. Beardsley, the last Colonel, inscribed on 
one side, upon the white stripes: 

24th Regiment, 

Iron Brigade, 

1st Division, 

1st Army Corps. 

On the other side the red stripes are inscribed : 

Falmouth, 

Rappahannock Station, 

Warrenton Springs, 

Gainsville, Groveton, 

Bull Run, South Mountain, 

Antietam, Fredericksburg, 

Rappahannock Crossing, Ciiancellorsville. 


13. Designation Flag of the 24th Regiment 1ST. Y. Yols. 

14. Flag of the 26th Regiment N. Y. Yols. 

This was transmitted to the Bureau of Military Statistics, with the 
following letter from the last Colonel: 

“ To Gen. J. T. Sprague, Adjutant General, N. Y. 

“ Sir : I have the honor to return to the custody of the State of 
New York, the colors carried by this regiment since June, 1861. 
They have been borne through every battle of Eastern Virginia, and 
under their folds have fallen five good and true men. * * * * 

We return them to the State from, which we received them, well 
knowing they will be cherished as mementos of the living and the 
dead. They bear the marks of bullets, and of the blood of those who 
defended them, and, as such, will always be regarded with respect and 
veneration by those who are left to mourn the loss of their comrades 
on the field of battle. 

Very respectfully, your obed’t servant, 

R. H. RICHARDSON, 

Col. Commanding 2 §th A r . Y. Vols. 

This regiment was at the battles of Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock 
Station, Thoroughfare Gap, Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, 
Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. 


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15. Flag of the 27th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

Flag presented to Company G. by Mrs. Philip Church, of Belvidere, 
May 22, 1861, and same day by that company presented to the 
regiment. This was the only flag of the 27th, and was carried 
by them through all its term of service. It was in the following 
battles : Bull Run, Meehan icsville, West Point, Gaines’ Hill, 
Goldsborough’s Farm, Chickahominy, White Oak Creek, Mal¬ 
vern Hill, Crampton Pass, Antietam, and Fredericksburg, 1st and 
2d battles. The bearer at Gaines’ Hill was severely wounded. 
The flag has been many times struck by the enemy’s shot. The 
larger holes were made by fragments of shell. 

% 16. Flag presented to Company Id, 27thVols., May 16,’61. 

By the ladies of Mount Morris. Returned by the Company to the 
donors, May 21, 1863, and by the latter presented to the Bureau 
of Military Statistics, January 9, 1864. 

17. Flag of the 29th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

18. Flag of the 29th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

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This regiment was at 1st Bull Run (in reserve,) and at the battles 
of Cross Keys, Warrenton Sulphur Springs, 2d Bull Run, and 
Chancellorsville. 

These flags were presented by the city of New York. 

19. Banner of the 29th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

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Presented by the city of New York, and bearing on both sides the 
city arms. 

20. 21. Pair of Markers or Guidons, belonging to the 

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29th Regiment. 

Presented to the regiment by the city of New York. 

22. Flag of the 30th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

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This regiment participated in the battles of Falmouth, Rappahan¬ 
nock Crossing, Gainesville, Groveton, 2d Bull Run, South Moun¬ 
tain, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. At the last battle of Bull 
Run, these colors fell during the engagement in the hands often 
different soldiers shot dead on the field. Thirty-six balls passed 
through the stars and stripes, and the staff was shot into splinters. 
Fourteen out of the seventeen line officers fell upon the field; 
among them was Col. Edward Frisby, of Albany. 


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23. Designation Flag of the 30th Regiment 1ST. Y. Vols. 

24. National Flag. 

First displayed at Jamestown, N. Y., after the attack on Sumter. 

It was made by the ladies of the village within six hours after the 
receipt of the news, and displayed from the office of the “ James¬ 
town Journal.” Presented by C. E. Bishop. 

25. Flag of the 32d Regiment N. Y. V., sometimes called 

the “ 1st California Regiment.” 

This regiment was engaged in the battles of 1st Bull Run, West 
Point, Gaines’ Hill, White Oak Swamp, Crampton Pass, Fred- f 
ericksburg, and Chancellorsville. This flag has engraved on a 
plate on the staff: “ Presented to the 32d Reg’t N. Y. Volun¬ 
teers, June 28, 1861, by William Laimbier, Jr.” 


2G. Banner of the 32d Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

Presented by the City of New York to the regiment upon leaving 
the State in 1861, and placed in the State Archives upon their 
return in 1863. It had on each side the city arms. 

27. Flag of the 34th Regiment N. Y. Yols. 

This regiment was engaged in the Siege of Yorktown, and in the 
battles of West Point, Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, Peach Orchard 
Station, Savage’s Station, White Oak Swamp, Glendale, Malvern 
Hill, South Mountain, Antietam, Ashby’s Gap, and Fredericks¬ 
burg. 

28. Flao* of the 37th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

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This was received immediately after the regiment arrived in 
Washington, while encamped at the foot of East Capitol Street, 
on the east bank of the Anacosta, July, 1861. In camp or 
bivouac, it was always placed in front of the Colonel’s tent. It 
has been used in the following battles: 1st Bull Run (in reserve,) 
Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Glendale, Malvern Hill, 2d Bull Run, 
Chantilly, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. It was also 
with the regiment in the Siege of Yorktown, and in several skir¬ 
mishes on the Occoquan, in front of Yorktown, Richmond, &c. 


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29. Regimental Banner of the 37th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

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Green silk, with list of battles emblazoned. This flag was 
presented to the regiment by the city of New York, February, 
1862, and has been with the regiment in front of Fredericksburg, 
and in the battle of Chancellorsville. The battles inscribed are 
Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Fredericksburg, Glendale, Mal¬ 
vern Hill. 

30. Flag of the 37tli Regiment 1ST. Y. Yols. 

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Companion to the preceding. The staff bears an engraved plate, 
recording the fact that it was presented by the city of New York. 
The original flag of this staff, just previous to the murderous mid¬ 
night engagement between the third corps and Stonewall Jack¬ 
son’s Division, near Chancellorsville, was removed by Lloyd, the 
bearer, and wrapped around his body, under his coat, lest it 
should be torn or lost in passing through the tangled jungle 
through which they were compelled to creep. But this bravo 
and intelligent soldier was killed, and his body was buried by his 
comrades without suspecting that the flag was still around his 
person. Repeated efforts were made to find his grave, but with¬ 
out success. 

31. Guidons of the 37th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

Presented to the regiment by the city of New York. 

32. Designation Flag of. the 37th Regiment (the 1st 

Regiment, 3d Brigade, 1st Division). 

This flag was carried on the march at the head of the column, the 
colors proper being in the middle. 

33. The Flag of the 38th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

This regiment, known as the “ Second Scott Life Guard,” was en¬ 
gaged in the Siege ofYorktown and the battles of Williamsburg, 
Fair Oaks, The Orchard, Glendale, Charles City Cross Roads, 
Malvern Hill, Bull Run, Chantilly, Fredericksburg, Chanccllors- 
ville, and Gettysburg. 

34. Regimental Banner of the 38th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

Presented by the city of New York, and bearing the city arms. 


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35. Flag of the 40th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

ith the word “ Mozart ” inscribed. This flag was presented to the 
regiment at Yonkers, July 3, 1861, by TIon. Fernando Wood, 
Mayor of New 1 ork, in behalf of the Union Defense Committee 
of the city of New York. The flag has been through the Siege of 
lorktown, and the battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Robin¬ 
son’s Field, Glendale, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, Hay- 
market, 2d Bull Run, and Chantilly, besides minor engagements. 
A detailed list of the color-bearers and guard accompanied the 
flag when returned to the custody of the State. Of these, seven¬ 
teen are honorably mentioned, of whom five were killed in battle, 
six wounded, two died of disease contracted in service, and five 
were promoted for gallantry on the field. This flag was formally 
presented to the Legislature, April 24, 1863. 

36. Flag of the 43d Regiment. 

Deposited by Mrs. Col. Baker. 

37. Battle Flag of the 44th Regiment. (Ellsworth’s 

Avengers). 

Deposited by Mrs. E. Corning, of Albany. 

38. Regimental Flag of the 59th Regiment hi. Y. Yols. 

Presented to the regiment by Ex-Mayor Kingsland, on behalf of 
the city of New York. Was in engagements at Malvern Hill, 
2d Bull Run, Antietam, 1st Fredericksburg, Mayrc’s Heights, 
Gettysburg, and several skirmishes. 

39. National Flag of the 59th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

Was in engagements at Malvern Hill, 2d Bull Run, Antietam, 1st 
Fredericksburg, Mayrc’s Heights, and Gettysburg. Top of staff 
taken off by a shell at Gettysburg, and at Antietam all of color- 
guard killed or wounded. 

40. National Flag of the 59th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

In engagements at Bristow Station and Mine Run. 

41. Guidon Flags of the 59th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

In engagement at Bristow Station. 

[The flags of the 59th Regiment have been deposited in the Bureau, 

by Lieut.-Col. Rugg, of that regiment.] 


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42. Flag of the 60th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

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Inscribed with the names of battles in which it was carried. A 
plate on the staff bears the inscription : “ Presented by the friends 
of Col. Wm. B. Hayward, in the employ of Stone, Starr & Co.” 
The division to which this regiment belonged is in the 12th Corps, 
now in the Department of the Cumberland, and has recently re-en¬ 
listed for the war. This flag was borne in the battles of Cedar 
Mountain, Bull Run, Warrenton Sulphur Springs, and Am 
tietam. The flag was transmitted by Lieut.-Colonel Reddington, 
and is one of those formally presented to the Legislature in 
April, 1863. 

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43. Flag of the 61st Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

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Presented by the city of New York to the regiment, and used as a 
parade flag until the Peninsular Campaign, when it was laid aside 
until the spring of 1863. Since that time it has been used as the 
regimental flag. It was carried at the battles of Chancellorsville, 
Gettysburg, Auburn, Bristow Station, and Mine Run. At Gettys¬ 
burg the color-bearer and two of the guard were severely wound¬ 
ed. The regiment in this battle lost one officer killed and five 
wounded. Sixty-eight enlisted men were killed or wounded. 
Sent to the State authorities by Col. Nelson A. Miles, command¬ 
ing the regiment, through the hands of 2d Lt. II. C. Williams, 
61st N. Y. V., and received at the Bureau, Jan. 7, 1863. 

44. Flag of the 61st Regiment FT. Y. Vols. 

And borne through the battles of Yorktown, Fair Oaks, Peach 
Orchard, Savage’s Station, White Oak Swamp, Charles City Cross 
Roads, Antietam, Malvern Hill, Charlestown, Snicker’s Gap, and 
Fredericksburg. At Fair Oaks the color-bearer, with four of the 
color-guard, were killed on the field. 

45. Flag of the 64th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

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It has been through the following service: Siege of Yorktown, Fair 
Oaks, Gaines’ Hill, Peach Orchard, Savage’s Station, White Qak 
Swamp, Malvern Hill, Antietam, 1st Fredericksburg, Chancellors¬ 
ville, and Gettysburg, besides several skirmishes, the most import¬ 
ant of which were at South Mountain, Chancellorsville, and Snick¬ 
er’s Gap. At Gettysburg, July, 1863, the flag was carried by 
Chauncey McKoon, Co. B., who was severely wounded in the 


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thigh, when it was taken by Edmund Stone, Co. D., who was 
killed. It was then raised by Sergeant Blackmore, who carried 
it through the remainder of the charge, and brought it off safe. 
Presented to the Bureau of Military Statistics, by Col. D. G. 
Bingham. 

46. Flag of tlae 7lst Regiment N. Y. Yols. 

This regiment had been in the battles of Fair Oaks, Charles City 
Cross Roads,Malvern Hill, Bristow Station, 2d Bull Run, Chantilly 
and Fredericksburg, at the time this flag was returned to the State. 


47. Flag of the 77th N. Y. Vols. 

Presented to the regiment, Nov. 29,1861, by citizens of Saratoga 
county resident in New York city. The painting represents the 
surrender of Burgoyne in Saratoga county, and the design is pe¬ 
culiarly appropriate, from the fact that the regiment was chiefly 
raised in that vicinity. In the painting, a Union Jack of England, 
with the stripes of the American flag, are on the right, and the 
national flag of the United States on the left. The former of 
these is understood to have been in use in the American army 
before the surrender of Burgoyne, and the latter is said to have 
been first displayed on that occcasion. The resolution in Con¬ 
gress, agreeing upon a flag, was made public, Sept. 3,1777, and we 
have the authority of Col. Trumbull that the new ensign was 
used at Burgoyne’s surrender, on the 17th of October, 1777. 

The banner of the 78th was carried through all the services of 
the regiment, and its bearers were Sergeant Isaac Bemis, and 
afterwards Corporal Michael McWilliams. The 77th was at 
Lee’s Mills, the Siege of Yorktown, Mechanicsville, Golden’s 
Farm, Garnet’s Hill, White Oak Swamp, Crampton Pass, Antie- 
tam, Fredcricsksburg, May re’s Heights, and Gettysburg. In the 
charge up Mayer’s Heights one of the color-guard was killed, 
and the flag was torn into shreds by a shell. 


48. Guide Colors of the 77th. Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

Presented to the regiment the same time with the preceding. There 
were originally two of these, of which the crimson was used on 
the right and the blue on the left. Nothing remains of the latter 
but a mere shred and a small piece of the bullion fringe. 


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49. Flag of the 20th New York State Militia (80th 

Eegiment N. Y. Vols.) 

Which formerly belonged to this militia organization before it en¬ 
tered the service. This regiment was in the battles of Rappahan¬ 
nock Station, Warren ton Sulphur Springs, Groveton, 2d Bull 
Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, 
Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. 

50. Banner. 

Of the 91st regiment, deposited by Mrs. J. W. Harcourt, of Albany. 
Borne in the battles of Irish Bend, Bayou Vermilion, and Port 
Hudson. 

51. Flag of the 96th Eegiment N. Y. Vols. 

This regiment was engaged in the Siege of Yorktown, and the battles 
of Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, Chickahominy Swamp, 
White Oak Swamp, Railroad Bridge, Bottom’s Bridge, Long 
Bridge, Jones’ Ford, Charles City Cross Roads, Harrison’s 
Point, Blackwater, and Kingston. 

52. Flag of the 97th Eegiment N. Y. Vols. 

Presented by the ladies of Boonville, N. Y., upon the departure of 
the regiment, and returned to the State, after being carried in the 
battles of Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock Station, Thoroughfare- 
Gap, 2d Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, Fred¬ 
ericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. 

53. Flag of the 101st Eegiment N. Y. Vols. 

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This regiment participated in the battles of Seven Pines, Peach 
Orchard, Savage’s Station, Chickahominy Swamp, White Oak 
Swamp, Charles City Cross Roads, Malvern Hill, Groveton, 2d 
Bull Run, Chantilly, and Fredericksburg, before this flag was re¬ 
turned to the care of the State. It is one of those that was pre¬ 
sented to the Legislature in April, 1863. 

54. Flag of the 102d Eegiment N. Y. Vols. 

Formerly known as the “ Van Buren Light Infantry.” This regi¬ 
ment participated in the Defense of Harper’s Ferry, Gen. Pope’s 
retreat from the Rappahannock, battle of Antietam, and Surren¬ 
der of Winchester in 1862, and has since been in active service. 
The flag is transmitted to the State by Col. G. C. Lane, and was for¬ 
mally presented to the Legislature in April, 1863. 


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55. Flag of the 130th Regiment 1ST. Y. Vols. 

This regiment served in the 7th Corps, at Suffolk, and elsewhere. 
The flag was sent without its history. 

56. Flag of the 146th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

57. Flag of the 177th Regiment N. Y. Vols. (10th N. 

Y. State Militia.) 

58. Banner of the 177th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

This regiment was raised in Albany, and served a term of nine 
months in the Department of the Gulf. 

59. Flag of the-Regiment. 

This was brought from the battle of Fair Oaks by the color-bearer, 
who was wounded. He found his way to the hospital at Savage’s 
Station, and concealed the flag under his clothing. It escaped 
the notice of his captors, and was finally brought off by a surgeon, 
who was allowed to return home without being searched. Pre¬ 
sented by Dr. John Swinburne, of Albany. 

60. Flag of the 3d N. Y. V. Artillery (formerly 19th 

Regiment of Infantry.) 

This regiment was engaged in the battles of Lovettsville, Fort 
Macon, Washington, N. C., South West Creek, Kingston, White¬ 
hall, Goldsboro’, Newborn, and at the Siege ot Washington, N. C. 
The inscription of these names, with the dates, was put on by 
authority of the Commanding Generals. 

61. Guidon of Howell’s Battery, 

Company M, 3d N. Y. Artillery. 

62. Flag of the 7th N. Y. Independent Battery. 

From Capt. Peter C. Regan. Presented by E. Carter, Esq., New¬ 
burgh. 

63. Guidon Flag of 7th Independent Battery, N. Y. V. 

This flag was shattered in the battle at Fair Oaks, by a shell from 
the rebels. Presented to “ Washington’s Headquarters, New¬ 
burgh,” by Capt. P. C. Regan, of 7th Battery. 



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0 4. Flag of lltli N. Y. Independent Battery. 

65. Banner of the 11th N. Y. Independent Battery. 

With the portrait of General Havelock painted upon it. This was 
called the “ Havelock Battery ” when being organized. 

66. Guidon of the 11th Independent Battery. 

Inscribed with the names of the following battles, in which it has 
been engaged, viz.: Manassas, Chantilly, Mine Run, Gettysburg, 
Bristow Station, Chancellorsville, Rappahannock, and Fredericks¬ 
burg. 

67. Cavalry Guidon, 

Formerly belonging to the-regiment. 

68. Signal Flag. 

69. Designation Flag of the Headquarters of the 3d 

Brigade, 1st Division. 

By a General Order issued March 24, 1862, the various Corps, 
Division, Brigade and Regimental Headquarters were desig¬ 
nated by colored flags. The first Division flag was to be of red, 
the second of blue, the third of red and blue vertical, the fourth 
red and blue horizontal. In the brigades of the 1st Division, the 
first was red and white, the second white, red and white, and the 
third red, white, and red. Analogous combinations denoted the 
Brigades of other Divisions, and the flags of regiments were like 
those of their brigade, with the addition of a numeral showing 
the relative rank of the officer commanding. 

70. Designation Flag of Headquarters of 1st Regi- 

ment, 2d Brigade, 1st Division, 3d Corps, used 
by the 38tli Regiment. 

71. Brigade Colors. 

1st Brigade, 3d Division, 19th Corps (Department of the Gulf), 
borne at Port Hudson and in the Texan Expedition under Gen. 
Franklin. Presented by Brig.-Gen. P. S. Nickerson to an offi¬ 
cer of his staff. Deposited by Mr. Chas. H. Raymond, of Albany. 

72. Boat Flag. 

Taken from the frigate Congress during the action with the rebel 
iron-clad Merrimac. Deposited by John H. Quackbush, for¬ 
merly a captain in the 2d New York Regiment. 


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TROPHY FLAGS. 

73. Rebel Flag. 

Captured by Hiram Sanford, Chief Engineer U. S. gunboat Shaw- 

• sheen (formerly the Young America, of Albany), from the rebel 

* gunboat Sea Bird (formerly steamer J. E. Coffee, of N. Y.), 
Feb. 10, 1862, off Elizabeth City, in Pasquotauk River, N. C., 
where the entire fleet of rebel gunboats were captured or de¬ 
stroyed, excepting one. Deposited by Clarence II. Sanford, 
Hudson, N. Y. 

74. Rebel Battle Flag, “ Southern Cross.” 

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Found in the intrenchments opposite Loudon, Tenn., by the 82d 
Ill. Vols., 3d Brigade, 2d Division, 11th Corps. The work had 
been evacuated on our approach. Deposited by War Depart¬ 
ment. 

75. Rebel Southern Cross. 

No. 83, no particular history accompanying. Deposited by War 
Department. 

76. Battle Flag of the 22cl North Carolina Infantry, 

“ Southern Cross.” 

Captured by Michael McDonough, 42d N. Y. Vols. It is inscribed 
with the names of the following battles: Seven Pines, Mechan- 
icsville, Cold Harbor, Frazier’s Farm, Cedar Run, Manassas, Ox 
Ilill, Harper’s Ferry, Sharpsburg, Shepherdstown, Fredericks¬ 
burg, Chancellorsville. Deposited by War Department. 

77. Rebel Battle Flag, “ Stars and Bars.” 

Found upon the ground after the repulse of the enemy in the battle 
of Sharpsburg, Sept. 17, 1862, by private Webster Eaton, Bat¬ 
tery L. 18th N. Y. Artillery, Capt. Reynolds. Deposited by 
War Department. 

78. Rebel Battle Flag. 

Captured at Gettysburg, Pa., by the 12th New Jersey Volunteers.. 
Deposited by War Department. 

79. Rebel Battle Flag. 

Captured by the 102d N. Y. S. Vols., at the battle of Chancellors- 
ville, May 3, 1863, from the 12th Georgia Volunteers, with one 


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captain and twenty privates. Forwarded by Bfig.-Gen. John 
W. Geary. Deposited by the War Department. 

80. Rebel Battle Flag. 

Deposited by the War Department. 

81. Piece of a Black Flag. 

Found at Manassas after the evacuation. From G. N. P. Gall, 
11th N. Y. Battery. 

82. Rebel Battle Flag. 

Deposited by the War Department. • 

83. Rebel Battle Flag, “ Southern Cross.” 

Captured at Gettysburg, by “ Dow,” of Co. “ D.” Deposited by 
the War Department. 

84. Rebel Flag, “ Southern Cross.” 

Captured from the 17th Virginia Volunteers, by the 2d N. Y. Vols. 
(Troy regiment). Inscribed “ Williamsburg” and “Seven 
Pines.” Deposited by the City of Troy. 

85. Rebel Flag. 

With red, white and blue bars, and a large white star in place of 
the Union. Captured in Louisiana. 

86. A “Southern Cross.” 

Captured by the 3d N. Y. Cavalry. The following extract from 
special orders, No. 123, Headquarters, Department of North 
Carolina, dated April 28, 1863, relates to this flag : “ * * * 

The battle flag of the 7th Confederate (Claiborne) Cavalry, 
which was captured by companies A and E of the 3d N. Y. 
Cavalry, near Little Washington, on the 18th instant, in a gal¬ 
lant and successful charge against superior numbers of the foe, is 
presented to the regiment as a distinguished mark of the favor 
and appreciation in which Col. Mix’s command is held. 

“ By command of 

“ Maj. Gen. FOSTER. 

“Southward Hoffman, A. A. G.” 

87. A Rebel Flag, “ Stars and Bars.” 

Captured by the 3d N. Y. Cavalry (Col. Mix), in North Carolina. 


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88. A Rebel Flag, “ Stars and Bars.” 

Captured by the 3d N. Y. Cavalry (Col. Mix), in North Carolina. 

89. A Kebel Flag. 

Captured from a band of guerrillas at Tullahoma, Tcnn., by the 
19th Illinois Vols., and deposited by C. E. Bishop, of James¬ 
town, N. Y. 

90. Kebel Flag, “ Southern Cross.” 

Captured at Antietam, by Stanislaus Berreux, of Co. E, 35th Regi¬ 
ment N. Y. Vols., and presented by Capt. John E. Haddock of 
that Company. 

91. Piece of Kebel Flag. 

Taken at Fort Pulaski. 

92. Piece of Kebel Flag. 

Found flying on the State House, at Baton Rouge, La., captured by 
Banks’ army, and presented by M. B. Wilber, Q. M. 159th Vols., 
of Poughkeepsie. 

93. 94. Naval Flags. 

From Capt. S. P. Quackenbush, U. S. N. Captured from rebels. 

95. Pieces of Secession Flag. 

Taken at Roanoke Island. From Anthony Gonyea. 

96. Kebel Flag. 

Inscribed with the following rhymes : 

“ To Freedom’s battle on we send them; 

God of Battles, Thy help lend them.” 

“ Our cause is just, our duty we know; 

In God we trust, to battle we go.” 

Deposited by Capt. S. P. Quackenbush, U. S. N. 

97. Flag of the 20th Regiment North Carolina Yols. 

3S2 men of this regiment, with this flag, were captured by 236 
men of the 97th Regiment N. Y. Vols., early on the first day’s 
fight at Gettysburg. The flag was wrung out of the hands of its 
bearer, by Sylvester Riley, Co. C, 97th Regiment, and brought 


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off by Lieut. E. Harrington. The head of the staff was retained 
by Col. Wheelock, who, upon being himself captured a few hours 
later, managed to privately deliver it, with his sword, to Mrs. 
Carrie Sneed, of Gettysburg, for concealment. The Colonel 
escaped a few days after, and recovered his sword and the staff. 


ELLSWORTH MEMORIALS. 

98. Gun with which Col. Ellsworth, of the N. Y. Fire 
Zouaves (11th Vols.) was hilled at the Marshall 
House, Alexandria, May 24, 18G1. 

Presented to the Bureau of Military Statistics, by Lieut. Frank E. 
Brownell, who avenged his leader’s death; by instantly killing 
James Jackson, the rebel landlord. The gun bears the mark of 
Brownell’s bayonet, as ho struck it down. The second charge 
went into the wall. 


99. Coat. 

Worn by Col. Ellsworth at the time of his death, showing the 
marks of the shot by which he was killed. The medal was on 
him when killed. 

100. Cap. 

Worn by him at the time of his death. 

101. Pantaloons. 

Worn by him at the time of his death. 

102. Sword Belt. 

Worn by him at the time of his death. 

103. Pistol. 

Presented to him by the citizens of New York on excursion of the 
Chicago Zouaves in 18G0, and formerly owned by Gen. Andrew 
Jackson. 

104. Revolver. 

Presented to Colonel Ellsworth (11th Vols.) by the citizens of 
New York just before the departure of his regiment for the war* 
Deposited by Lieut. Frank E. Brownell. 


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105. Sword. 

“Presented by Duquesne Greys, Pittsburg, Aug. 5, 1860—for his 
matchless efficiency in military knowledge.” 

106. Pistol. 

Found on the stand next to the bed of James P. Jackson, the mur¬ 
derer of Ellsworth, the morning of his death. When found, it 
was loaded to the muzzle with shot. 

107. Flag. 

Taken from the Marshall House by Col. Ellsworth, belonging to 
the New York Fire Department. 

108. Pieces of the Flag Staff, 

From which the above flag was taken. 

109. Portrait of Frank E. Brownell, 

The avenger of Ellsworth. 


SWORDS, &c. 

110. Sword taken by the 60th Regiment, at Lookout 

Mountain from the Rebel Colonel who command¬ 
ed in that Engagement, November 24th, 1863. 

Presented to the State of New York through his Excellency, Gov¬ 
ernor Seymour, and by him placed in the collections of the 
Bureau of Military Statistics. The blade bears the inscription, 
“I. Harrison, Jr., to Col. E. C. Walthall.” 

111. Cavalry Sabre, taken at the Battle of Chancellors- 

ville from a Rebel. 

Presented by J. S. Kellogg. 

112. Sabre from Port Hudson, the blade rusted. 

Inscribed on the blade “ Capt. J. F. Porter, Jr., Company C., 1st 

Metropolitan Light Cavalry” (14th N. Y. Cavalry). 

[This article was identified by the former owner at the Albany Ex¬ 
hibition. It was left by him on ground soon after occupied by 
the enemy. He was taken prisoner and kept eight months in 
Libby Prison, from which he escaped in disguise.] 


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113. Artillery Sabre, used in the Mexican War. 

114. Sword of Col. Charles O. Gray, 96th N. Y. Yols. 

Who fell gallantly in the discharge of his duties, at Kingston, N. C., 
December 14, 1862. 

115. Rebel Cutlass. 

Picked up on the field after the rebels had retreated, after the 
“Seven days’ fight.” Deposited by W. D. Sunderlin, of West 
Troy. 

116. Cutlass, Belt, and Pistol Case. 

Brought ashore by one of the sailors from the Cumberland after 
she sunk. Sent home by James Collins, and deposited by W. 
D. Sunderlin, of West Troy. 

117. Cutlass and Sheath. 

Of Southern manufacture, captured near Alexandria, La., May, 
1863, and deposited by Lieut. Wilson Millar, of 6th Regiment 
N. Y. Vols. 

118. Sergeant’s Sword. 

Captured from one of the 3d Texas Regiment at Antietam, F. B. II. 

119. Part of Sword Hilt found at Bucldand Mills., Va. 

From G. N. P. Gale, 11th New York Battery. 

120. Sabre of Rebel Manufacture. 

Taken from a factory at Kenansville, N. C., destroyed by 3d N. Y. 
Cavalry, July 4, 1863. Deposited in the Bureau of Military 
Statistics, by Col Mix. 

121. Sword and Belt. 

Presented to Hon. C. L. Beale, by his friend G. W. Becker; taken 
at Antietam, September 17, 1862. Deposited by the Hon. Mr. 
Beale. 

122. Sword of the Rebel General, Turner Ashby. 

Taken by the 3d N. Y. Cavalry in a skirmish near Winchester, Ya., 
March 10, 1862. Deposited by Col. Mix. 


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123. Solingen Blade. 

Taken from a Mexican Colonel at Vera Cruz, March 27, 1847. 
The belt attached, was taken from Commodore W. F. Lynch, of 
the Rebel Squadron at Roanoke Island, Feb. 10, 1862. De¬ 
posited by C. L. Beale. 

124. Sword. 

Used at the Battle of Miami, in Ohio, during the Indian War in 
1794, by General Solomon Van Rensselaer, of Cheny Hill. 
Ldaned by the family. 

125. Sword. 

Used at the Battle of Queenstown, in 1812, by Gen. Solomon Van 
Rensselaer, of Cherry Hill. Loaned by the family. 

126. Sword. 

Found on the field of Balaklava. From Gen. James A. Farrell, 
Commissary Gen., N. Y. 


SWORDS OF GENERAL WORTH. 

Deposited by Mrs. Worth. 

12 7. Sword. 

With the following inscription on the scabbard:—“Presented by 
the President of the United States, agreeable to a resolution of 
Congress, to $81. |j. SStorljj, in testimony of the high sense enter¬ 
tained by Congress of his gallantry and good conduct in 
storming Monterey. Resolution approved March 2, 1847.” 

128. Sword. 

With the following inscription on the hilt:—“ Presented to Col¬ 
onel William J. Worth, of the United States Army, by the Gov¬ 
ernor of the State of New York, in conformity with a resolution 
of the Senate and Assembly, passed April, 1835, as a token of 
the high estimation which his native State entertains for his dis¬ 
tinguished talents as an officer, and personal bravery evinced in 
several battles in the late war with Great Britain. On the 
handle are the names Fort George, 27th May, 1813; Chrys. 
ler’s, 11th Nov., 1S13; Chippewa, 5th July, 1814; Niagara, 
25th July, 1814. 


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129. Sword. 

With the following inscription on the scabbard:—“Presented by 
the State of Louisiana, to Gen. W. J. Worth, for his gallantry, 
skill, and judgment at the Siege of Monterey.” 

130. Sword. 

With the following inscription on the scabbard:—“Presented to 
Maj.-Gen. William J. Worth, U. S. Army, by citizens of Hud¬ 
son and Kinderhook, and others, formerly residents of his native 
county, in token of their admiration of his skill and conduct dis¬ 
played by their gallant fellow-citizen, at the storming of Mon¬ 
terey, Sept. 21, 22, 23, 1840.” 

131. Service Sword of Gen. Worth. 

132. Sword, 

Used by Gen. Worth on the Frbntier of Texas, 1849. 

133. Sword, 

Used by Gen. Worth during the Florida War. 

From MRS. M. A. HOWARD. 

134. Sandwich Island Swords. 

Two swords in one scabbard. 

From BRADLEY MARTIN, Esq. 

135. Mexican Hanger. 

o 

136. Spurs, from Valparaiso. 

137. Turkish Pistols. 

138. Turkish Scimitar. 

139. Arabian Rifle. 

From HON. PETER GANSEV00RT. 

140. Indian Hammer, 

Called the “ Hammer of Death,” taken by Col. Gansevoort at the 
Siege of Fort Stanwix, in August, 1777. 


141. Flag of Col. Gansevoort’s 3d N. Y. Regt. 

Which was carried during the Siege of Yorktown, and waved on 
the Surrender of Cornwallis, in October, 1781. 

142. Sword of Gen. Rochambeau, 

Commander of the French troops at Yorktown, in 1781. Was 
presented by Gov. Tompkins to Gen. Gansevoort, of the U. S. 
Army, and worn by him until his death, in 1812. 

From REV. ALEX. McA. THORBTJRN. 

143. Ancient Knife. 

The story of this knife is related by Grant Thorburn (whose auto¬ 
graph is attached to the card), as follows:—“ This knife was 
found in leveling the hills in the neighborhood of Corlear’s 
Hook, 20 feet below the surface, in the year 1826. It is sup¬ 
posed to have belonged to one of the gang of pirates under the 
command of the noted Captain Kidd, of the “ Red Rover,” who 
used, occasionally, to frequent that spot for the purpose of clean¬ 
ing and repairing his vessel.” 

From Wll. B. SPRAGUE, Jr. 

144. Supplement to Lansingburgh Gazette, 

July 24, 1764, giving an account of the Burr and Hamilton duel. 

From MASON F. COGSWELL, Jr. 

145. Part of a Gun, 

Taken from the battle-field of Fair Oaks, by Dr. John Swinburne. 
It illustrates the force of a rifle ball, by which it was evidently 
shattered. 

146. Knife. 

A relic of the seven days’ fight before Richmond. From Dr. John 
Swinburne. 


KNIVES AND DAGGERS. 

147. Knife with large Bone Handle. 

Found among the property abandoned by the rebels at Manassas, 
March 13, 1862. Presented by R. C. Bentley, 30th Reg’t N. Y. 
Vols. 


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148. Bowie Knife. 

Picked up on the battle-field of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, by Solon 
G. Ripley. 

149. Knife. 

Found by the side of a “ Louisiana Tiger,” after the battle of Laurel 
Grove, and still bloody. From Dr. J. Swinburne, Albany. 

150. Knife from the battle-field of Gettysburg. 

From G. N. P. Gale, 11th Ind. Battery. 

151. Knife taken from a Guerrilla at Greenville, Mis¬ 

sissippi. 

Deposited by G. T. Savage, Albany. 

152. Chinese Dagger. 

Deposited by C. L. Beale, Kindcrhook. 

153. Knife. 

Found at Williamsburg, on the body of a dead rebel, and covered 
with blood. Deposited by Dr. J. Swinburne, of Albany. 

154. Dirk. 

Presented to Lieut. Frank E. Brownell, by the citizens of Boston, 
Mass., August, 1861. 

155. Dirk of Rebel Manufacture. 

Taken from a house formerly occupied by Jeff Davis, near Bull 
Run. 

156. Dirk Case. 

Found on the battle-field of Bull Run. Deposited by G. N. P. Gale, 
Serg’t 11th N. Y. Battery. 

157. Bowie Knife. 

Taken from a house formerly occupied by Jeff Davis, near Bull 
Run. 

158. Knives. 

Found near Bull Run, by a member of 11th N. Y. Battery. 


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159. Bowie Knife. 

Taken from a rebel. Deposited by Cornwell, of Albany. 

PISTOLS, &c. 

160. Pistol. 

Taken at Peach Orchard, from a dead rebel. When taken it was 
still loaded. Prom Dr. J. Swinburne, of Albany. 

161. Pistol. 

Taken from a dead rebel, after the battle of White Oak Swamp. It 
was loaded, and broken when found. From Dr. J. Swinburne, 
of Albany. 

162. Pistol Cartridge Box. 

From Fredericksburg. F. B. II. 


163. Pistol. 

From an abandoned Scccsh homestead, in Virginia. Deposited by 
T. S. Gillett. 

164. Pistol. 

From Rebel Privateer “Beauregard.” Deposited by T. S. Gillett. 

165. Holsters. 

Found at Manassas. 


MUSKETS, &c. 

166. Gun of a Rebel Soldier. 

Picked up at Fair Oaks. Deposited by Dr. J. Swinburne. 

167. Gun from Fair Oaks. 

Nearly broken off by a bullet. From Dr. J. Swinburne. 

168. Part of the Barrel of a Mississippi Rifle. 

Shot off while the ramrod was inserted in the act of loading. 
Found on the battle-field of Antictam. From Lowville Acad¬ 
emy. 


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169. Stock of a Rifle, 

Found on the field of Antietam. From Lowville Academy. 

170. Tower Musket. 

Was taken from the rebels at James Island, S. C. A rebel soldier 
was in the act of leaning this gun against a tree, when it was 
struck by a ball which bent it in its present shape, and broke the 
stock. The soldier who held it at the time lost two of his fingers. 
It is now loaded. 

171. Rifle. 

Found at Fort Henry, Tenn., after the capture. Deposited by S. 
II. Ransom & Co., Albany. 

172. Kentucky Rifle, “ Home Made,” 

Picked up at Island No. 10, after its evacuation. FromS. II. Ran¬ 
som & Co., Albany. 

173. Gun Lock. 

From a musket owned bj; one of the Charleston Greys, taken at 
Fredericksburg. Stamped with the Palmetto tree, Columbia 
Arsenal, 1852. From G. N. P. Gale, 11th New York Battery. 

174. Carbine. 

Taken from a guerrilla by United States steamer Cricket, at Green¬ 
ville, Mississippi. Deposited by S. T. Savage, A. A. P. M. 
United States steamer Cricket, Mississippi Squadron. 

175. Musket. 

Captured at the battle of Saratoga, 1777. From General Farrell. 

176. Musket. 

Captured at the battle of Princeton, 1777. 

177. Musket. 

Captured from rebels at Newborn, N. C. 

178. Gun. 

Presented by General Schuyler to John Henry Klock, and remained 
about one hundred years in the Klock family. Length 7 feet 5J 


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inches, weight 16J pounds. The inscription, “P. D. S., 1728,” 
is supposed to be the initials of the father of General Schuyler. 
Presented by Leander Fox to the State Library, 1856. From 
State Cabinet. 

179. Musket. 

Captured from rebels at Bull Run, Va. 176 to 179 from General 
James A. Farrell, Commissary Gen. 

180. Carbine and Sabre Bayonet. 

Captured by Hiram Sanford at the battle of Roanoke Island, Feb¬ 
ruary 7, 1862. Deposited by Clarence II. Sanford, Hudson, 
N. Y. 

181. Remington Rifle and Sword Bayonet. 

Found heavily charged by the side of a dead rebel on the field of 
Gettysburg. Deposited by Frank II. Ilovey, of Dansville. 

182. Musket, Virginia Manufacture, Eiclimond, 1818. 

Captured at Roanoke Island. Deposited by Captain S. P. Quack- 

enbush, U. S. N. 

183. Hall’s Carbine. 

Captured at Roanoke Island. Deposited by Captain S. P. Quack- 
enbush, U. S. N. 

BAYONETS, CANTEENS, &c. 

184. Cluster of Bayonets. 

Picked up on the field of Antietam. F. B. II. 

185. Bayonet. 

Obtained from a dead rebel, after the battle of Savage’s Station. 
When taken it was covered with blood. From Dr. J. Swin¬ 
burne. 

186. Two Rebel Bayonet Sheaths. 

From Antietam. F. B. II. 

187. Knapsack. 

Formerly the property of a member of the famous New Orleans 
Artillery, found at Manassas. From “ Washington’s Head¬ 
quarters, Newburgh.” 


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188. Haversack. 

The hole through the haversack was made by the ball that killed 
the man who carried it. Deposited by Dr. J. Swinburne. 

189. Cartridge Box. 

From Savage’s Station. Deposited by Dr. J. Swinburne. 

190. Cartridge Box. 

Taken from the side of a dead rebel at Bragg’s Headquarters at 
Missionary Ridge, after the battle of Chattanooga. Presented by 
Major Isaac Sanford, P. M. to Army of the Cumberland. 

191. Cartridges. 

Manufactured at Richmond Arsenal, 1863. From the same. 

192. Two Packages of Cartridges. 

Manufactured at Atlanta Arsenal, Georgia. From the same. 

193. Cartridge used in the Talcott Gun. 

These are fed into a hopper and fired by machinery with great ra¬ 
pidity. Sometimes five barrels are mounted side by side upon 
a light carriage. F. B. H. 

194. Two Cartridge Boxes. 

Battle field of Antietam. F. B. H. 

195. Cartridge Box. 

Found at Manassas. F. B. H. 

196. Cartridge Box. 

Taken from one of Marmaduke’s pickets at Duval Bluff, Arkansas. 
From S. T. Savage, Albany. 

197. Rebel Canteen. 

Taken from the Headquarters of General Longstreet, near Culpep¬ 
per, Va., formerly the property of Captain Frazer, of the Southern 
Signal Corps. Found by Ralph B. Briggs, 11th New York Bat¬ 
tery, now in camp at Brandy Station, Va. Presented by G. N. 
P. Gale, 11th New York Battery. 


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198. Rebel Canteen. 

Found at Manassas, after the evacuation in March, 1862. 

199. Rebel Canteen. 

Found at Manassas, after the evacuation, 1862. 

200. Rebel Canteen. 

Taken from a house formerly occupied by Jeff Davis, near the 
battle-field of Bull Run. 

201. Canteen. 

Formerly belonging to a rebel soldier. Taken at Port Hudson by 
one of the 177th. From Frank B. Cornwell. 

202. Canteen. 

From the battle-field of Rappahannock Station. From Lieut.-Col. 
J. Wilson, 43d Vols. 

203. Canteen of Rebel Manufacture. 

Found by J. T. Wyatt, 1st Lieut. 11th N. Y. Artillery, at Gettys¬ 
burg, and by him deposited. 

204. Belt Plates, U. S. 

Battle-field of Antietam. 

205. A Belt Plate, N. Y. 

Worn by officers. F. B. H. 

206. Belt Plate, S. N. Y. 

Battle-field of Fredericksburg. F. B. II. 

207. Belt, Cap Box, and Plate, “ S. N. Y.” 

From battle-field of Fredericksburg. F. B. II. 


208. A Belt Plate. 

With the arms of the State of Georgia. Found at Manassas, 
March, 1862. F. B. H. 


209. Belt Plate, C. S. 

Presented by Wm. Addington. 


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210. Belt Clasp, “ C. S” 

Found at Cobble Hill. From G. N. P. Gale, 11th Independent 
Battery. 

211. Circular Belt Plates. 

From the battle-field of Fredericksburg. F. B. II. 

212. Cap Box. 

From Manassas. 

213. Three Cap Boxes. 

Found on the battle-field of Bull Run. Presented by Sergeant G. 
N. P. Gale, of Havelock Battery. 

214. Cartridge Box. 

Found at the encampment near Bull Run. Presented by Sergeant 
G. N. P. Gale. 


215. Rebel Canteen. 

From near Mine Run, beyond the Rapidan. Presented by Lieut.- 
Col. John Wilson, 43d N. Y. Vols. 


BULLETS, &c. 

216. Bullet that caused the death of P.— G.— C.—, of 
the 97th New York Regiment, at Antietam. 

This man was wounded by a ball passing through the upper part 
of both thighs, breaking the bone of one of them. He was also 
shot through the flesh of the arm, and in his head, and in this 
condition was being carried from the field, when his comrades 
were forced to drop him and retreat. As he lay on the ground, 
with his head towards the enemy, this ball passed under the right 
collar bone, and outside of the ribs, about twelve inches. The 
manifest injury to an artery rendered death certain within a few 
days; but he seemed determined not to die, and he assured the 
surgeon that if his mother could only nurse him , he would recover. 
On the eighteenth day the artery burst, and he quickly perished 
by hemorrhage. 


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217. Bullet that lodged in the side of the U. S. Gun¬ 

boat “ Commodore Barry ” 

From Joseph Gonyea. 

218. Bullet that wounded Sergeant Albert E. Higley, 

In a skirmish on the Rappahannock. 

219. Bullets. 

Picked up on the battle-field of Antietam. F. B. H. 

220. Bullets in Sections. 

From field of Antietam. F. B. H. 

221. Bullets. 

Cut from the wounds after the battle of Fair Oaks. 

222. Card of Bullets of fourteen sizes, viz.: 

No. 1. U. S. altered muskets, calibre .GO ; weight 11 to the pound. 
No. 2. U. S. Rifle, fits Enfield Rifle, calibre .57; weight 14^ to 
the pound. 

No. 3. U. S. Rifle, calibre .54; weight 16 to the pound. 

No. 4. Sharpe’s Rifle, calibre .58 ; weight 141 to the pound. 

No. 5. Maynard’s Rifle, calibre .50; weight 20 to the pound. 

No. 0. Colt’s Army Pistol, calibre .44; weight 32 to the pound. 
No. 7. Colt’s Navy Pistol, calibre .36; weight 50 to the pound. 
No. 8. U. S. Minie Musket, calibre .58 ; weight 13£ to the pound. 
No. 0. Enfield Rifle, English pattern, calibre .57; weight 12| to 
the pound. 

No. 10. Colt’s Carbine, calibre .50; weight 14 to the pound. 

No. 11. Sharpe’s Carbine, calibre .50; weight 18 to the pound. 

No. 12. Colt’s Army Rifle, calibre .44; weight 28 to the pound. 
No. 13. Maynard’s Rifle, calibre .85; weight 47 to the pound. 

No. 14. Colt’s Pocket Pistol, calibre 31; weight 92 to the pound. 

223. Bullet. 

Taken from a tree at Manassas. Ecposited by G. N. P. Gale.. 

PEOJECTILES, &c. 

224. Experimental Shells. 

Sent to West Point for trial. From E. Carter, Esq., Newburgh. 

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225, 226. Experimental Shells. 

In which the rotation is intended to be gained by a charge of meal 
powder, which, when ignited, issues forcibly from oblique open¬ 
ings on opposite sides. Weight 20 and 23 pounds. From E. 
Carter, Esq., Newburgh. 

227 . Experimental Shell. 

Intended to receive its rotary motion by oblique wings acting upon 
the atmosphere. Weight 11 pounds. From E. Carter, Esq., 
Newburgh. 

228, 229, 230. Eifle Projectiles. 

From E. Carter, Esq., Newburgh. 

231. Fragment of a Eifle Projectile. 

Fired in an experiment at West Point. From E. Carter, Esq., 
Newburgh. 

232. An early form of Eifled Projectile. 

That has since been perfected in the Parrott shell. From E. 
Carter, Esq., Newburgh. 

233. Armstrong Shot. 

With two bands of lead, for taking the grooves of the gun. This 
shell has been fired at West Point in an experiment. From E. 
Carter, Esq., Newburgh. 

234. “ Napoleon” Eifle Shell. 

From the battle-field of Magenta, in Italy.. The rotation of the 
shell is secured by means of leaden pins that enter the grooves of 
the gun. Weight 8 pounds. From E. Carter, Esq., Newburgh. 

235. Hotchkiss Shell. 

With the base removed. Furnished with a percussion fuse that 
explodes upon striking. From E. Carter, Esq., Newburgh. 

[The explosion drives the base forward, thus spreading the lead, 
and forcing it into the grooves of the gun. From E. Carter, 
Esq., Newburgh.] 


236. Hotchkiss Shot, with the lead removed. 


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237. Hotchkiss Shell. 

Used at the battle of Antietam. The leaden band shows the manner 
in which it took the rifle grooves of the cannon. F. B. H. 

238. Base of a Hotchkiss Shell. 

From the battle-field of Antietam. F. B. H. 

239. Hotchkiss Shot complete; 14 pounds. 

From Capt. E. C. Boynton, West Point. 

240. Experimental Shell—Glass. 

Was exploded in experimental firing. From E. Carter, Esq., New- 
burgh. 

241. Schenkel Shell (Foreign Manufacture). 

The rotation is secured by a cup of papier macke which accurately 
fits the base of the shell, and is driven by the explosion into the 
grooves of the gun. Weight 8 pounds. From Captain E. 
C. Boynton, West Point. 

242. 243, 244, 245, 246. Nondescript Shells. 

Used by rebels, and probably of Southern manufacture. From 
Capt. E. C. Boynton, West Point. 

247. Whitworth Shot. 

Weight 100 pounds. From Capt. E. C. Boynton, West Point. 

248. Whitworth Shell. 

With percussion fuse, that ignites upon striking. Weight 12 
pounds. From Capt. E. C. Boynton, West Point. 

249. Blakely Shell. 

With percussion fuse, that ignites upon striking a solid object. 
The base of this shell is made of lead, and is forced into the 
grooves of the gun. Weight 12 pounds. From Capt. E. C. 
Boynton, West Point. 

250. Brooks’ Shell. 

Used by the rebels against our iron clad fleets. From Capt. E. C. 
Boynton, West Point. 


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251. Brooks’ Solid Shot. Diameter Gh inches. 

From Fort Sumter. Presented by Col. Robert L. Johnson, of 
Albany. 

252. Parrott Shell, 300 pounds. 

253. Parrott Shell, 100 pounds. 

254. Parrott Shell, 30 pounds. 

255. Parrott Shell, 10 pounds. 

[The base of these shells is made of brass, which being driven into 
the grooves of the cannon, by the explosion, secures the rotary 
motion on the axis of the shell, and sends it with accuracy upon 
the mark. A fuse placed in the point, burns while the shell is 
on the flight, and explodes at the given time, varying from two 
to thirty seconds. From R. P. Parrott, the inventor, Cold 
Springs, N. Y.] 

256. A 20-pound shell for rifle cannon. 

257. A 10-pound shell for rifle cannon. 

258. A 6-pound shell for rifle cannon. 

The three last named arc deposited by Gen. Jas. A. Farrell, Com¬ 
missary General. 

259. James’ Projectile. Without the Packing. 

From the army before Charleston. 

260. Piece of Shell. 

Thrown from Lookout Mountain into the village of Chattanooga, 
over which it exploded, about 300 yards from Gen. Thomas’ 
Headquarters. This particular piece fell into the fire where a 
black man was cooking dinner, to his great consternation. Pre¬ 
sented by Gen. Willard t Troy. 

261. Shell. 

Thrown by Cobb’s Battery at Savage’s Station, and exploded over 
a hospital of 2,500 Union wounded soldiers, June 29, 1862. 
From Dr. J. Swinburne. 


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262. Part of a Schenkel Shell. 

Field of Antictam. F. B. IT. 

263. Nine Fragments of Shell. 

From Antictam. F. B. II. 

264. Fragment of a Shell. 

Thrown into the rebel forts at Hilton Head, S. C., by Federal 
gunboats. 

265. 120-pountl Rifle Shot. 

Thrown from the celebrated gun “ Lady Polk,” at Columbus. 
Picked up on the field of Belmont, shortly after the battle. It 
was thrown 2^ miles from the gun, planted on Columbus Bluffs. 
At the distance of 2 miles it passed through a tree 10 inches in 
diameter, and then passed on a quarter of a mile, burying itself 
to a depth of 20 feet in the earth. From S. II. Ransom & Co., 
Albany. 

266. Piece of a Shell. 

Thrown by the Mcrrimac at the Cumberland, passing through be¬ 
tween the chains and falling on ediorc. It was picked up by L. 
D. Collins, who saw it fall, March 8, 1862. Deposited by W. 
D. Sunderlin, of West Troy. 

267. Solid Shot, 6-pound. 

Picked up on the field at Belmont; thrown from a rebel battery at 
Columbus Bluffs. From S. II. Ransom & Co., Albany. 

268. Ride Shot. 

Found at St. Charles, on White River, Ark. From S. IT. Ransom 
& Co., Albany. 

269. Ride Shot. 

Found at Fort Henry; English manufacture. From S. H. Ransom 
& Co. Albany. 


270. Winged Shot. 

Opening out as it leaves the gun, the wings give it a rotary motion ; 
English manufacture. From S. H. Ransom & Co., Albany. 


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271. Nos. 1, 2, 3, Hotchkiss Shrapnell. 

Thrown as “ Hand Grenades ” from the citadel of Port Hudson, 
June, 1863. Deposited by Lt.-Col. Woodhall, 177th N. Y. Vols. 

272. Nos. 4, 5, Piece of a 5-inch Shell and small Solid 

Shot. 

Thrown through the Headquarters of 177th Regiment N. Y. Vols., 
June, 1863. Deposited by Lt.-Col. Woodhall, 177th N. Y. 
Vols. 

273. No. 6, Grape Shot. 

Piped from Port Hudson, June, 1863. Deposited by Lt.-Col. 
Woodhall, 177th N. Y. Vols. 

274. Grape Shot picked up on Missionary Ridge. 

After the battle of Chattanooga, having been fired from the Federal 

side at the rebels. 

275. Grape Shot. 

From field of Antietam. F. B. H. 

276. Stand of Grape, 10 inches. 

Each ball weighing 12 pounds. This is the largest size of grape 
made. Presented to the Bureau of Military Statistics, by Au¬ 
gustus Viele & Sons, West Troy. 

277. Canister for 3-inch Whitworth Gun. 

From Capt. E. C. Boynton, West Point. 


278. Spherical Case Shot, 12-pounder. 

Filled with bullets. From battle-field of Antietam. 

279. Spherical Case. 

That struck on the end of a stake, breaking off the wood. From 
the battle-field of Antietam. 

280. Sabot Block. 

Fired at Antietam. Showing the effect of the discharge. From 
Antietam. 


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281. Cartridge, 

For 24-pound Howitzer. Deposited by Geo. H. Lawrence, West 
Troy. 

282. Cannon. Primers, of Pasteboard. 

Taken at Champion Hills, Mississippi. From Lt. E. F. Hill, 1st 
Ill. Art. 

283. Cannon Sight. 

From floating Battery, “Pelican Dock,” which was sunk by Union 
batteries at New Madrid. From S. H. Ransom & Co., Albany. 

284. Cannon Sight and Thumb Stall. 

From rebel gun at Fort Henry; adapted to a 32-pounder, and an 
elevation of from two to five degrees. From S. II. Ransom & 
Co. Albany. 

285. Hale’s Pocket. 

Used as a weapon, and thrown by its own force from a light 
wrought-iron tube, mounted similar to a cannon. A rotary mo¬ 
tion is secured by three tangential vents near the base, from 
which a portion of the charge escapes. In the head is a bursting 
charge of powder. From Lowville Academy. 

286. Hand Grenade, with Wings. 

From Gen. Jas. S. Farrell, New York. 

287. Canister Shot. 

From battle-field of Gettysburg, near Gen. Meade’s Headquarters 

288. Fuse Plug found at Rappahannock Station. 

289. Port Fires, used by Artillerists. 

290. Time Fuses, for Shells. 

They burn 4, 10, and 15 seconds. 

291. Friction Primers. 

Found near where a caisson was exploded, on the battle-field of 
Antietam. F. B. H. 


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292. Rebel Cannon Ball (12-pounder). 

From the battle-field of Bristow Station, Aug. 27, 1862. This shot 
struck four men in Co. B, 72d N. Y. Vols. (3d Excelsior Brigade). 
Capt. J. P. Sandford and Private F. M. Russell were crippled 
for life. Sergeant (now Lieutenant) P. E. Bishop and Private 
Jas. Bronson were slightly wounded. Presented to Bureau of 
Military Statistics, by Lieut. Prentice E. Bishop. 

293. Brooks’ Shell, 6J inches, Percussion. 

Thrown from the Merrimac during her action with the Cumberland, 
March 8, 1862. It passed through Gen. Mansfield’s office while 
he was engaged at his desk, writing a dispatch to Gen. Wool. 
Deposited by C. E. Dudley Tibbits, of Troy. 


From AUGUSTUS VIELE & SONS, Manufacturers, West Troy, N. Y. 

294. Mortar Shell, 12 inches, light weight 213 pounds. 

295. Mortar Shell, 10 inches, light weight 88f pounds. 

296. Columbiad, 8 inches, light weight, 49f pounds. 

297. Shell, 42-pounder, light weight 3If pounds. 

298. Shell, 32-pounder, light weight 22J pounds. 

299. Shell, 24-pounder, light weight 16f pounds. 

300. Shell, 18-pounder, light weight 13J pounds. 

301. Shell, 12-pounder, light weight 8f pounds. 

302. Shell, 6-pounder, light weight 4 1-10 pounds. 

303. Grape Shot, 42-pounder, weight 6 1-10 pounds.* 

304. Grape Shot, 42-pounder, weight 4-J- pounds.* 

305. Grape Shot, 32-pounder, weight 3 J- pounds.* 

306. Grape Shot, 24-pounder, weight 2f pounds.* 

307. Grape Shot, 18-pounder, weight If pounds.* 

308. Grape Shot, 12-pounder, weight 1 1-10 pounds.* 


* Weight of each ball. 



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309. Three Sabot Blocks for Howitzer Shell. 

From GEO. H. LAWRENCE, Manufacturer, West Troy. 

310. Howitzer Shell, 24-pounder. 

311. Howitzer Canister, 24-pounder. 

312. Howitzer Shot, 24-pounder. 

313. Howitzer Spherical Case Shot, 24-pounder. 

314. Howitzer Shell, 12-pounder. 

315. Howitzer Canister, 12-pounder. 

316. Solid Shot, 12-pounder. 

317. Canister, 12-pounder. 

318. Solid. Shot, 6-pounder. 

319. Spherical Case Shot, 6-pounder. 

320. Canister, 6-pounder. 

321. Mountain Howitzer Shell. 

322. Mountain Howitzer Canister. 

323. Minie Cartridges, Calibre 69. 

324. Minie Cartridges, Calibre 58. 

325. Minie Cartridges, Calibre 54. 

326. Spherical Ball Cartridges, Calibre 69. 

327. Spherical Ball Cartridges, Calibre 54. 

328. Buck and Ball Cartridges, Calibre 69. 

329. Sharp’s Carbine Cartridges. Linen. 

330. Savage’s Pistol Cartridges. 

331. Colt’s Army Pistol Cartridges. 

332. French Minie Cartridges. 

333. Smith’s Breech-loading Carbine Cartridges. 


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334. Cannon Caps. 

335. Borman Fuse, with sections and specimens in the 

rough state. 

From CAPT. E. C. BOYNTON, West Point. 

336. Musket Balls, various patterns. 

337. Musket Caps, finished and unfinished. 

338. Cannon Caps. 

339. Burnside Bifle Cartridges. 

340. Colt’s Army Cartridges. 

341. Combustible Envelope Cartridges. 

342. Cylinder Cartridges. English manufacture. 

343. Cartridges, with fuses in the Bullet. 

344. U. S. Carbine Cartridges. 

345. Friction Tubes, new pattern. 

346. Friction Tubes, old pattern. 

347. Friction Primers and Wafers for Cannon. 

348. Fuse for 10*inch Mortar, filled. 

349. Fuse for 10-inch Mortar, not filled. 

350. Paper Fuses. 

351. Fuse Plug for 10-inch Mortar. 

352. Fuse Plug for 8-inch Mortar. 

353. Fuse Plug for 10-inch Columbiad. 

354. Maynard Primer. 

One case of 500. Each coil has 50 pellets of percussion powder. 

355. Powder. 

Mammoth size, used in throwing heavy shot and shells. 


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356. Cannon Powder. 

357. Mortar Powder. 

358. Musket Powder. 

359. Quill Tubes for Firing Cannon. 

From E. REMINGTON & SONS, Manufacturers, Ilion, N. Y. 

360. Case of Remington’s Firearms and their Compo¬ 

nent Parts. 

Containing the Springfield Rifle, Army and Navy Revolver, and 
Remington’s Rifle, with sword bayonet; 215 pieces, representing 
the several parts in various stages of manufacture. Presented to 
the Military Bureau of Military Statistics, by E. Remington & 
Sons, Ilion, N. Y. 

From JOHN WILKES, Esq , Albany. 

361. Belt Plate, Texas Arms. 

362. Belt Plate, Louisiana Arms. 

363. Belt Plate, Virginia Arms. 

364. Belt Plate, Georgia Arms. 

365. Rebel Canteen, captured at 2d Bull Run. 

366. Two Rebel Belts. 

367. Pair of English Shoes, captured in Running the 

Blockade. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

368. Plate from one of the Monitors before Charleston. 

Showing the effect of cannon shot. The armor of vessels is 
formed by several layers of these plates. From Capt. E. C. 
Boynton, West Point. 

369. Armor Plates. 

Found on the body of a dead Union soldier at Gettysburg. The 
plates had been struck by a Minie ball, but another wound on 


his person is supposed to have caused death by opening an artery. 
Deposited by Frank H. Ilovcy, of Dansvillc. 

370. Scales. 

Worn on the shoulders in some cavalry regiments. From the bat¬ 
tle field of Antietam. 

371. Tent of Rebel Manufacture. 

From the hospital of Savage’s Station. From Dr. J. Swinburne. 

372. Bandages made from a Lady’s Dress. 

At the hospital nearest the field ; bedding, clothing, and fabrics of 
all kinds were from necessity used. From Antietam. 

373. Lance Head. 

Said to have been one of those made for John Brown. Found in 
the ruins of a dwelling near Fairfax, Va., that was burnt by parti¬ 
sans, March, 1862. F. B. H. 

374. Door Lock. 

Taken from the door of the cell of John Brown, at Harper’s Ferry, 
Va., by Major Chas. G. Otis, 21st New York Cavalry. Deposited 
by Troy Booth. 

375. Four Cap Boxes. 

Battle field of Antietam. F. B. II. 

376. Fleam. 

Used in a rebel cavalry camp at Manassas. F. B. II. 

377. Cotton raised at Fredericksburg. F. B. II. 

378. Camp Candlestick. 

Used by Union Soldiers. F. B. II. 

379. Gun Plug. 

Rappahannock Station. F. B. H. 

380. Hat Ornaments. 

Found at Antietam. F. B. H. 


381. Buttons. 

From field of Bull Run. 


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388. Field Tourniquet. 

Used at the battle of Antictam. 

383. Hat. 

Taken from a dead rebel after the battle of Fair Oaks. The band 
is the badge of his corps, to distinguish it from others in the 
army. The man was shot through the head, and the band is 
stained with his blood. From Dr. J. Swinburne, of Albany. 

384. Caps of North Carolina Privates. 

From the battle-field of South Mountain. 


385. Hat of a Mississippi Private. 

From the battle-field of Antictam. 

386. Cap of a Georgia Private. 

From the battle-field of Antietam. 

387. Rebel Cap. 

From Beverley Ford, Va. Presented by G. N. P. Gale, 11th New 
York Battery. 

388. Coat of Commodore W. F. Lynch, of the Rebel 

Navy. 

Captured on his flagship “ Sea Bird,” at the naval battle of Eliza¬ 
beth City, by Francis W. Sanborn, Master’s Mate U. S. N., 
February 10, 18G2. Deposited by C. L. Beale. 

389. Rebel Overcoat. 

Taken at the late fight at Rappahannock Station, Va. Presented 
by G. N. P. Gale, 11th New York Battery. 

390. New York State Button and Rebel Bullet. 

The button was struck by the ball (nearly spent), and left the im¬ 
print of the eagle upon the lead. From A. F. Ackerman, 83d 
Vols. 


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391. Mississippi Button. 

Exchanged by Captain John A. Judson, while a prisoner. 

392. Large Virginia State Button. 

From H. L. Davis, Oswego. 

393. Military Buttons. 

Found in a rebel camp near Beverley, Va. (rebel). Deposited by 
G. N. P. Gale, 11th Independent Battery. 

394. Virginia State Button. 

Cut from the vest of Captain O. Jennings Wise, son of Governor 
Wise. He was shot in attempting to escape in a boat from 
Roanoke Island. From Albert Thomas, New York. 

395. Palmetto Button. 

South Carolina. Motto, “ Animus Opibusque Farad ..” F. B. H. 

39 G. Portmonnaie of a Dead Rebel. 

Battle-field at Antietam. 

397. Rebel Cap. 

Worn by one of Star Artillery Company, winter 18G1-2, near Cen¬ 
terville. From G. N. P. Gale, 11th New York Battery. 

398. Buttons. 

Worn by Baxter’s Fire Zouaves (72d regiment Pa. Vols.) 

399. Theodolite. 

Taken from the quarters of Captain Rutger, Rebel Commander of 
Battery No. 1, Island Number 10. Deposited by George W. 
Carpenter, Albany, N. Y. 

400. Newspaper. 

Printed in Louisiana upon the back of wall paper. 

401. Pair of Boarding Pikes. 

O 

Taken from the rebel ram and gun boat “ General Bragg,” at the 
battle of Memphis. From S. II. Ransom & Co., Albany. 

402. Rebel Mail Bag. 

Found at General Johnson’s Headquarters, Manassas, March, 1862. 
Deposited by James Rodgers, 1st Lieut. 11th Battery. 


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403. Wrench. 

Used in taking apart muskets. From the battle-field of Fredericks¬ 
burg. F. B. H. 

404. Gnn Wrench. 

From battle-field of Antietam. F. B. H. 

405. Rebel Drum. 

Deposited by Captain S. P. Quackenbush, U. S. N 

406. Rebel Pay Roll Blank. 

Printed on very cheap, coarse paper. 

407. Slow Match. 

408. The first Mortar Cover ever invented. 

409. A Sickle. 

Found on the battle-field of Chcpultepec. 

410. Gun Hammer used in the War of 1812. 

408 to 410 deposited by Gen. James A. Farrcl, Commissary Gen. 

411. Hand Grenade. 

With pasteboard wings, percussion. 

412. Section of a Fuse. 

From a Union Shell, prepared by a wounded soldier at Gettys¬ 
burg. It contains the powder soaked in oil. In the centre is 
wrought a red star, the symbol of the 1st Division, 12th Corps. 

413. Section of a Submarine Telegraph Wire. 

Laid by the rebels near Fortress Monroe. From II. L. Davis, 
Oswego. 

414. Model of the Winter Quarters of G. N. P. Gale. 

Of the 11th N. Y. Independent Battery; camp at Winter Quarters, 

near Brandy Station, Va. 

415. Perfect Model of the Merrimac. 

Made from pieces of its wood by a man who worked on the origi- 


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nal vessel. Sent home by James Collins, Provost messenger 
between Fortress Monroe and Baltimore at that time. Deposited 
by W. D. Sundcrlin, of West Troy. 

416. Cane. 

Made of Wood, Copper and Iron from the Mcrrimac, after she was 
sunk. Made at Norfolk by a man who worked on the vessel 
while fitting out. Sent home by James Collins, and deposited by 
W. D. Sundcrlin, of West Troy. 

417. Cane. 

Made from a piece of the war vessel Congress. Deposited by W. 
D. Sundcrlin, of West Troy. 

418. Piece of the U. S. Frigate “ Cumberland.” 

o 

Picked up on the beach at Newport News, Va., Nov. 1863. This 
vessel was sunk by the “Mcrrimac,” March, 1862. From Col. 
S. II. Mix. 

419. Piece of the Lining Timbers of the Rebel Iron Clad 

O 

“ Merrimac.” 

From J. Doell. 

420. Piece of the original Monitor. 

From Gen. W. C. Brown. 

421. “Hot Rolls.” 

, Army “ hard tack ” softened by heat and rolled. From G. N. P. 
Gale, 11th Independent Battery. 

422. Knapsack. 

Formerly owned by a man of the 30th Regiment Virginia Volun¬ 
teers. 

423. Piece of the Lighting Rod of the Cumberland. 

Presented by George F. Sims, of Troy, to the Bureau of Military- 
Statistics. 

424. Breach Loading Rifle Cannon. 

o 

J. Latchcr, Patentee. Deposited by E. H. Jones, West Albany. 

424a. Two Bayonets from Valley Forge. 


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425. Torpedo. 

Taken from out of the Tennessee River by our gun-boats, two miles 
below Fort Henry, previous to the capture of the fort. It was 
placed in the river by the rebels, together with several others, to 
destroy our gun-boats in their passage up. The boat striking 
the pronged rod, fired a pistol inside, and so exploded the powder 
contained in an oilcloth bag. Deposited by S. H. Ransom & 
Co., Albany. 

426. Powder Horn. 

Made by Asa Vose, of Salem, Mass., and worn by him in the bat* 
tie of Bunker Hill. Deposited by his grandson, William Vose,. 
of Bath, New York, to whom it has descended by will. It has 
an inscription made by the first owner, “ For Liberty stand 
will I.” 

427. Tomahawk. 

With the handle perforated for smoking. The bowl in the head 
formerly served as a pipe. Found in a hollow tree on Galloo 
Island, near the site, of an Indian Mission Church, that was burned 
by order of Lord Amherst, in 1760, upon finding in it a white 
man’s scalp. F. B. II. 

428. Spur. 

Found at the encampment between Centerville and Stone Bridge, 
occupied by the Star Artillery of the South. Presented by Ser¬ 
geant Gale, 11th New York Battery. 

429. Spur. 

Found on the battle-field of Bull Run. Presented by G. N. P. 
Gale. 

430. Piece of the “ Great Quaker Gun,” at Centerville. 

Deposited by G. N. P. Gale, of 11th New York Battery. 

431. Wood from the Marshal House, Alexandria. 

Deposited by G. N. P. Gale. 

432. Cornplanter’s Platchet. 

Marked with his name and title of chief as Gy-ant-wa-ka. Upon 
choosing his successor, O-ya-wah-teh, he gave him his tomahawk 
and a belt of wampum. Upon the death of the latter, it was re¬ 
tained by the family, until purchased for the State Collection. 

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(See 4th Cabinet Report, p. 99.) From New York State Cabi¬ 
net. 

433. O-sque-sont, or Tomahawk, with Pipe. 

From the modern Senecas of Western New York. The handle is 
perforated for smoking, and adorned with inlaid silver. From 
State Cabinet. 

434. Indian Hatchet. 

Used by modern Senecas. From State Cabinet. 

435. Ga-ga-ne-as-beh, or Belt and Knife. 

In common use among the modern Iroquois of Western New York. 
From State Cabinet. 

436. Bow and Bundle of Twenty-four Arrows. 

With bone points, five with iron points, and one with a stone point. 
From Puget’s Sound. Presented by Dr. Charles Martin, 
U. S. N. 

437. War Club of Small Size. 

Made by Modern Senecas. It had originally a tuft of feathers at 
each end. From State Cabinet. 

438. War Club of Modern Senecas. 

With a bone spike. From State Cabinet. 

439. War Club of Modern Senecas. 

Made of curled maple, and with a tuft of turkey feathers. From 
State Cabinet. 

440. War Club of Modern Senecas. 

Of hickory, with tuft of feathers. From State Cabinet. 

441. War Club of Modern Senecas. 

Plain, and without ornament. From State Cabinet. 

442. Ga-je-wa, or War Club of Modern Seneca Indians. 

It had originally a tuft of feathers on handle. From State Cabinet. 

443. East India War Club. 

From State Cabinet. 

444. War Club of Iroquois. 

With an iron blade. From State Cabinet. 


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445. War Club of Modern Senecas. 

With spike of bone, feather ornaments, and carved work. From 
State Cabinet. 

446. Military Cap Plate of the Revolution. 

With the motto, “ Unity is strength,” and date 1776. From State 
Cabinet. 

447. Ancient Sword. 

Plain, and without scabbard. From State Cabinet. 

448. Rapier. 

Formerly worn as an appendage to a gentleman’s dress. Mounted 
with silver handle. From State Cabinet. 

449. Sandwich Island Dagger. 

With carved handle. From State Cabinet. 

450. Bow and Bundle of 19 Arrows, with Flint Heads. 

From California. Presented by Dr. Chas. Martin, U. S. N. From 
State Cabinet. 

451. Bow and Bundle of 16 Arrows, with Wooden 

Points. 

From South American Indians. Presented by Dr. Chas. Martin, 
U. S. N. From State Cabinet. 

452. Three Arrows, with Iron Points and Feather 

Barbs. 

From State Cabinet. 

453. Cane. 

Made from a plank taken from the English Ship Merlin, sunk at the 
attack of the British on Fort Mifflin, in 1777, and recovered in 
1851, by Lt.-Col. Webster, U. S. A., after being 74 years under 
water. From State Cabinet. 

454. Card of Indian Arrows. 

From Bemis Heights. From State Cabinet. 

455. Card of Indian Arrows. 

From State Cabinet. 


456. Card of Indian Arrows, 

From State Cabinet. 

457. Card of Indian Arrows. 

Some of large size. From State Cabinet. 

458. Card of 6 Indian Arrows. 

From Ledyard and Scipio, Cayuga Co. From State Cabinet, 

459. Revolutionary Bayonet. 

English Manufacture. From State Cabinet. 

460. Modern Knife used by Seneca Indians. 

From State Cabinet. 

461. Sword Scabbard and Belt of Colonial Period. 

The Blade is etched with the Inscription, on each side, “ God Bless 
the Province of New York.” From State Cabinet. 

462. Relic from Battle of Bennington. 

This w r ood was from a tree that grew within the fortifications thrown 
up by Gen. Baume. From State Cabinet. 

463. Piece of Plank on which Gen. Frazer died. 

He was mortally wounded, Oct. 7, 1777, two miles west of the 
Hudson, and brought to the “Smith House,” used by the British 
as a hospital. This house was taken down in 1844, and the plank 
was presented, by the proprietor of the house, to the State Col¬ 
lection. From State Cabinet. 

PORTRAITS, &e. 

464. Portrait of Amos Humiston and his Children. 

This man was found dead at Gettysburg, holding the picture of 
these children in his hand. There was nothing to show his name, 
regiment, or State, until they were ascertained by means of the 
picture of the little ones, which was multiplied by photographs, 
and widely distributed. These pictures are being sold for the 
benefit of the family, and further facts can be ascertained at the 
Bureau of Military Statistics concerning them. 

465. View of the Prison Yard at Salisbury, N. C. 

Where our Union prisoners were confined in the summer of 18G1. 


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Drawn by Capt. Otto Boettichcr, of the G8th N. Y. Vols., from 
nature. The artist was himself an inmate of the prison. Pre¬ 
sented by M. KnoedJcr (successor to Goupil & Co.), publisher, 
N. Y. All of the figures represented in the foreground are well 
characterized portraits. 

466. View of the Interior of Libby Prison, Richmond. 

Drawn by Capt. Otto Boettichcr, of the 68th N. Y. Vols., and pre¬ 
sented by M. Knoedler, the publisher, N. Y. Most of these 
figures are portraits. Around the border is a series of portraits 
of officers, and the following exterior views of prisons: 

Ligon’s Tobacco Factory, Richmond, Va. 

Jail, Columbia, S. C. 

Castle Pinckney, Charleston, S. C. 

City Jail, Charleston, S. C. 

467. Union War Prisoners’ Association. 

Organized in Charleston Jail, December 31, 1861. Signatures of 
members in fac-similc, and the following exterior views of prisons: 

Ligon’s Tobacco Factory, Richmond, Va. 

Jail, Columbia, S. C. 

Castle Pinckney, Charleston, S. C. 

C. S. Military Prison, Salisbury, S. C. 

City Jail, Charleston, S. C. 

Parish Prison, New Orleans, La. 

Jail Yard, Charleston, S. C. 

Drawn by Capt. Otto Boetticher, 68th Regt. 

468. Sketch showing the position of Capt. F. B. Schaef¬ 
fer’s Command in July 21, 1861. 

This is an original map of a part of the battle-field of Bull Run. 
Drawn by Capt. L. Friman, Co. A, 8th La. Vols., and found in 
March, 1862, in the house formerly occupied by Gen. Beauregard 
as his head-quarters, at Manasses. 

469. Photograph of Geneseo Barracks. 

470. Photograph of “ Camp Union,” Potsdam, St. Law¬ 
rence Co. 

Where the 92d N. Y. Regiment was formed. 


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471, 472, 473, 474, 475. Series of Photographic Views of 
the Barracks erected at Elmira in 1861. 

476. Photograph of “Camp Wheeler,” near Ogdens- 
burgh, N. Y. 

Where the 60th, 106th, and 142d N. Y. Regiments were formed. 

477. Photographic Copy 

Of a sketch exhibiting the approaches to Richmond, from Pamunkey 
River, from reconnoissances made between May 18th and June 
14th, 1862, by command of Major-General McClellan, U. S. A., 
A. A. Humphreys, Brigadier-General and Chief of Topographical 
Engineers. 

478. Gen. Philip Kearney. 

Photograph from a Painting in possession of Gen. J. Watts De- 
peyster. 

479. View of Campbell Hospital. 

Near Columbia College, Meridian Hill, Washington, D. C. The 
area between the buildings is in summer planted with flowers, 
and the whole is kept with scrupulous neatness and care. 

480. Autograph Letter of Gen. Robert E. Lee, 

Of the Rebel Army, addressed to Dr. J. Swinburne, Civil Surgeon 
in charge of the Hospital of wounded men at Savage’s Station, 
July, 1862. 

481. Handbill. 

Printed on the northern border of the State for use in Canada. No 
person is allowed to recruit beyond the boundary line. 

N. B. Every soldier is obliged to cut his own wood. 

482. Officers of the 32dN. Y. Volunteers, 

Who have returned from the war. 


483. Photograph of a Lady. 

Taken from a dead rebel, by D. L. Van Antwerp. 


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484. A Soldier’s Pencil Sketch. 

Of the battle ground at Lookout Mountain on the 28th and 29th 
October, 18G3, by Capt. Arthur Hotchkiss, Co. K., 154th Regt. 
N. Y. V. 

485. Series of Portraits of Governors of Loyal States 

and Territories, 1864. 

Numbers refer to names annexed. 

486. Proclamation to the Inhabitants of Fairfax Co., Ya. 

Issued by Major-General Sand ford, of N. Y. S. Militia, May 25, 

1861. 


From J. MEDITH READ, Jr., Albany. 

487. Old Sword. 

Used by Ilis Excellency, Gunning Bedford, Governor of Delaware, 
in the old French War, 1756, and afterward used by him in the 
Revolution. This Sword was in Col. Bedford’s hand when shot 
through the sword arm while commanding his regiment at the 
battle of White Plains, 28th Oct., 1776. 

488. Sword. 

Captured from the famous Black Horse Cavalry in the first battle 
of Bull Run, July 21st, 1861. 

From Wm. B. SPRAGUE, Jr., Albany. 

489. General Washington’s Tumbler. 

From Hon. WILLIAM BARNES, Albany. 

490. Link in the Chain, 

Stretched across the Hudson River at West Point, in the Revolu¬ 
tion 

FROM W. J. & R. H. SCOTT, Albany. 

491. An Old Swiss Wheel-lock Kifle. 

Invented about the Fifteenth Century, which took the place of the 
old match-lock gun. It is not in working order, and lacks the 


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cock or hammer, and key for winding up the lock. When wound 
up, the pan cover is removed from its first posit! on, that of cover¬ 
ing the wheel, powder, and pan. The wheel rotates in the pan, 
and is surrounded with powder, when the lock is completed, and 
the gun about being fired. The hammer stands erect, and con¬ 
tains, instead of a common flint, a piece of sulphuret of iron (py¬ 
rites), and, at the pulling of the trigger, the lock unwinds or runs 
down, and the cock flies from its erect position, and the fire-stone 
(pyrites) strikes upon the revolving wheel above mentioned. The 
carved piece of iron back of the wheel is intended to protect the 
eye. This rifle has a pair of set, or double triggers, which, some 
have thought, were invented within the last hundred years. 

REVOLUTIONARY RELICS, &c* 

492. Powder Horn. 

Of Charles Grant, 1st Royal Highland Regiment. Engraved with 
names and distances of all the fortified posts from Quebec to Al¬ 
bany. Captured at Saratoga. 

493. Powder Horn. 

Name of owner lost. A relic of the French and Indian War. En¬ 
graved with map of Hudson, Mohawk, and St. Lawrence rivers. 

494. Powder Horn. 

Made by Samuel Moore, Poughkeepsie, 1705. Engraved with cities 
of New York and Albany. 

495. Powder Horn. 

Of B. McIntosh. Engraved with cities of New York, Albany^ 
Schenectady, Fort Hunter, &c. 

[Powder horns, of the character of these specimens, were made to 

answer the purpose of guide-books, and appear to have been regularly 

manufactured.] 

496. Spontoons. 

Two specimens. A weapon largely*used during the war of the 
Revolution. 


From Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh. Exhibited, in connection with 
relics, from Bureau of Military Statistics, by permission of E Carter, Esq., of 
Newburgh. 



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497. Musket Stock. 

Used and broken at Bunker Hill. 

498. Musket. 

Used at Bunker Hill. 

499. Two Shot Guns. 

Used at Bunker Hill. 

500. Two Muskets. 

Brought from France by Lafayette. 

501. Musket. 

Taken from the Hessians at Trenton. 

502. Ellis Rifle. 

An experimental rifle for four charges, sliding lock 

503. Hall’s Rifle. 

An experimental rifle, loading at breech. 

[Rifles of this pattern were largely purchased by General Fremont 
while in command at St. Louis.] 

504. Double Barrel Shot Gun. 

A French Gun. The barrel revolves. 

505. English Musket. 

Taken from a foraging party of British in Westchester county. 

506. Bayonet. 

Used by John Woodin. A relic of Wayne’s victory at Stony 
Point. Was thrust through the body of British soldier, and 
point broken off in the wall of the Fort. 

507. Handle of a Scottish Sword. 

Taken at the battle of Trenton. 

508. Sword of the Virginia Artillery, 1776. 

With inscription, “ Victory or Death.” 


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509. Sword and Pistol, united. 

Used by Lieut. Ellsworth of American army, at Trenton. 

510. Sword of Aaron Burr. 

Used by him during the War of the Revolution. 

511. Sword of Lafayette. 

This sword was worn by Lafayette while in service in this country. 
At a social meeting of officers of the American army, assembled 
to exchange congratulations on the success of the Siege of York- 
town, it was proposed, as a special memory of the event, that 
the officers should exchange swords. This was agreed to, and in 
the exchange the sword of Lafayette passed to Col. Barber, and 
by his descendants has been preserved. 

512. Sword worn by Major Mulford at the Evacuation 

of Fort Ticonderoga. 

513. Two Trophy Sabres. 

Taken at Lundy’s Lane. 

514. Two Battle-Axes. 

Taken from the English by Commodore Perry, Sept. 10, 1813. 

515. English Pistol. 

Captured at Trenton. 

516. English Pistol. 

Captured at Yorktown, Va. Preserved by a family at Norfolk, Va., 
and abandoned, with other property, during the present War. 

517. Fire Shovel. 

Used by Washington while at Newburgh—has been in the Head¬ 
quarters building for over 100 years. 

518. Canxp Kettle. 

Used by Lafayette. Presented to Dr. Moses Higby, and preserved 
by his descendants. 

519. Lafayette’s Looking Glass. 

Brought by him from France—was part of his chamber furniture 
at De Grove’s Hotel, in Newburgh—was given by him to Mrs. 
Dc Grove, and has been preserved by her nephew. 


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520. Knife and Fork, combined. 

The property of a soldier of the Revolution. 

521. Surgical Instruments—(six). 

Formerly the property of Dr. Osborne, a Surgeon in the army of 
the Revolution. 

522. Medicine Cliest. 

Formerly the property of Gen. James Clinton. 

523. Razor. 

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Formerly used by John O’Neil, of the “Jersey Blues” (camp- 
barber), and with which he frequently shaved Washington and 
his Generals. 

524. Canteen of Abraham Van Vlack—a Soldier of the 

Army of the Revolution. 

525. Knife from the Battle-field at Saratoga. 

526. Santa Anna’s Sash. 

Taken at Tebanacan, by Chas. W. Blakeman, of Penn. Vols. 

527. Major’s Epaulette. 

Worn by Major Robert Burnet, of New Windsor, N. Y., who, at 
the time of his death, was the last surviving officer of the army 
of the Revolution. 

528 . Spur worn by Major Andre at the time of his cap¬ 

ture. 

Preserved by the Van Wart family. 

529. Hessian Cavalry Officer’s Boot. 

Formerly the property of one of-the Hessian officers taken prisoner 
at Saratoga. 

530. Helmet worn by an Irish soldier of the King’s 

Guard, who was in the Battle of Waterloo. 

When the King’s Guard returned to England, they were re-equip¬ 
ped, and “ Waterloo ” inscribed on their Helmets. This Helmet 
was brought to this country by one of the descendants of the 
soldier by whom it was worn, and who now resides in Troy, N. Y. 


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531. Sheet of Parchment, with Stamp attached. 

The Stamp Act of 17C5 was one of the most prominent causes of 
the War of the Revolution. In New York and other places the 
stamps were seized and destroyed by mobs; very few escaped 
the popular fury. The stamp is the piece of blue paper. The 
tax on this sheet was two shillings and six pence sterling. 

532. Plan of the Siege of York town. 

An original engraving preserved by Major Robert Burnet, of New 
Windsor, N. Y. 

533. Portrait of Uzal Knap. 

The last of Washington’s Life Guards, who was buried on the Head¬ 
quarters’ grounds at Newburgh, N. Y. Painted by Chas. W. 
Tice. 

534. Indian Stone-bill, or Pointed Mace. 

This weapon was employed by warriors prior to the introduction 
of the tomahawk. It is marked with hieroglyphic characters, 
which probably recount the exploits of its owner. See School¬ 
craft, part 1st, plate 2, page 78. 

535. Indian Arrows (mounted), from California. 

Of modern manufacture, but illustrating the more ancient instru¬ 
ment. 

536. Indian Tomahawk. 

Obtained from the last Indian resident of JogeeHill, Orange county, 
N. Y. Preserved in family of S. W. Fullerton, Esq. 

It has pipe-bowl on head, and the original handle had an aperture 
through which the smoke was drawn. 

537. Tomahawk. 

538. Washington’s Account Book. 

A fac-simile copy. 

539. Model of Washington’s Headquarters, Newburgh. 

A fac-simile, both internally and externally. Scale of half an inch 
to the foot. Made by John Little, Esq., Builder, Newburgh, N. Y. 


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FROM WE3T POINT ACADEMY. 

540. 3-pound Bronze Gun. 

Surrendered by the Convention of Saratoga, Oct. 17, 1777. 

541. Bronze Gun. 

Surrendered at Monterey, Sept. 4, 1846. 

542. 24-pound Bronze Gun. 

Surrendered at the Convention of Saratoga, Oct. 17, 1777. 

543. English Shell. 

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544. Mexican-mounted Howitzer. 

Intended to be carried on the back of a horse. 

545. 2 English Cohorns for Throwing Shells. 

546. 6-pound Gun. 

Captured at Molena del Rey, Sept. 8, 1847. 

547. 6-pound Bronze Gun. 

Captured at Cherubusco, Aug. 20, 1847. 

548. Bronze Gun, “Le Monarque,” made 1704. 
Presented by Gen. Lafayette to the United States. 

549. 24-pound British Cohorn. 

550. 6-pound Bronze Gun. 

Surrendered at Vera Cruz, March 29, 1847. 


MODELS. 

551. Model of 6-pound Field Gun Carriage and Limber. 

552. “ 24-pound Siege Gun Carriage and Limber. 

553. “ 12-pound Siege Gun Carriage and Limber, 

(Gaibeauval Pattern.) 

554. “ 42-pound Gun Barbette Carriage and Chassis, 


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555. 32-ponnd Casemate Gun Carriage and Chassis. 

556. Hessian Blunderbuss. 

557. Rebel Winged Shot. 

From Island, No. 10. On leaving the gun the wings are expanded 
by springs. 

558. Knife. 

This knife was worn by the Tennessee rebels who were organized at 
Murfreesboro’, Tenn. It was found in a house in the town after 
the enemy had vacated the place ; it bore unmistakable evidences 
of its having been used in the battle of Stono River, the blade 
being stained with blood. 

GUNS FROM THE NATIONAL ARMORY. 

559. Musket, French Lock, 1842. 

560. Musket, French Lock, 1824. 

561. Musket, British King’s Own Regiment, 1747. 

562. Musket, French Dragoon, Double Barrel. 

563. Harper’s Ferry Rifle, Flint Lock, 1815. 

564. Old Breech-loading Musket. 

FLAGS. 

565. Flag. 

Taken at the Castle of Chapultepee by the 3d Division, Sept. 13, 
1847. 

566. Flag. 

Taken at the storming of the Heights of Cerro Gordo by the 7th 
Infantry, April, 1847. 

ARMS FROM WEST POINT. 

567. German Cavalry Sabre. 

Toledo Blade, presented to the Academy by Col. Loriano of the 
Spanish Engineers. 


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568. Officer’s Sabre, Old Pattern. 

569. Old United States Cutlass, 1806. 

570. Foot Artillery Sword, 1840. 

571. Two U. S. Non-Commissioned Swords. 

572. Prussian Sabre for Light Cavalry, 1841. 

573. Artillery Sabre, U. S. Horse. 

574. Foot Artillery Sword, Old Pattern. 

575. Cadet Sword, Old Pattern. 

576. Officer’s Sword, Infantry, Old Pattern. 

577. Officer’s Cavalry Sword, Old Pattern. 

578. East India Dagger. 

579. English Chain Shot. 

580. Rebel Brook’s Shot. 

Thrown by the Confederate iron-clad rams into the gun-boat Key 
Stone, by which that vessel, and some 40 of her crew were dis¬ 
abled, Jan. 31, 1863, during the attack upon the blockading fleet 
off Charleston. 

581. Stafford Shot. 

Fired through 4 inches of iron plating. 

582. Stafford Sub-Calibre Shot. 

Fired through 4 inches of iron plating. 

583. H. II. Day’s Lead Shot. 

Fired with iron rubber sabot to cut off windage; it broke 4 inches 
of iron plate. 

584. The same kind of Shot as the preceding. 

Not fired. 

585. Section of McIntyre’s Repeating Shells. 

These consist of a series of Shells, one within the other, each of 
which bursts at different moments, while on the passage from the 
gun. Each concentric shell has a fuse, which ignites at the suc¬ 
cessive explosions. 


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580. Glass Spherical Shot. 

587. A 30-pound Unexploded Parrot Shell. 

Found embedded 31 inches in the wall at Fort Pulaski; it had been 
fired at the distance of 1,675 yards. 

588. Portion of a Shell, 

Which killed the horse ridden by Capt. Ramson, Battery C, 
3d Artillery; a portion of the bone of the horse is attached to 
the fragment. 

580. Fragment of Fide Shell. 

Fired by rebel battery, June 25, 1862. 

590. Rebel Shell. 

Found on the battle-field at Cedar Mountain. 

591. Cochrane Shell. 

Found after the capture of Fort Welles at Hilton Head, Port 
Royal. 

593. Rebel Spear and Pike. 

Used in the ditch at Fort Wagner, S. C. 

594. Rebel Torpedo. 

From Stono River. 

595. Torpedo. 

From Lighthouse Inlet, Charleston, S. C.; a portion of another, 
with fuse. 

596. Two Pieces of Iron Plates. 

Of Ericson’s first Monitor that fought the Merrimac. This Monitor 
subsequently sunk in going round Cape Ilatteras. 

597. Old English Axe. 

598. Rebel Shell. 

Found in Fort Walker. 


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599. Rebel Shell. 

Found at Sharpsburg, September 17th, 1862. 

600. English Blakeley Shot. 

Fort Sumter, April 13, 1861, fired from Cumming’s Point, distant 
1,350 yards; it struck the side of an embrasure, cut off numerous 
fragments of concrete, which wounded four men, and fell upon 
the floor of the casemate. 

601 Blakeley Case Shot. 

602. English Shot. 

Dug up at Fort Clinton, West Point. 

603. Flag and Wheel belonging to Duncan’s Battery. 

The Flag has the names of the battles it has been used in inscribed 
on it. A ball has passed through two of the spokes of the 
Wheel, which are bent so as to conform to the form of the ball. 

604. Pieces of Flag Staffs. 

Taken from various ports in Mexico. The halyards with which they 
are bound held the national ensign of Mexico, which was replaced 
by the American flag. See Letter of Genl. Scott in Appendix. 

605. Impressions. 

From gun vents after firing. 

606. British Sponges and Rammers. 

Also rammers and sponges of the Lafayette gun. 

607. British Kettle Drum. 

608. Indian Chief’s Dress, Bows and Arrows, &c. 

REVOLUTIONARY RELICS, &c. 

609. Blunderbusses, on Swivel Bow. 

610. Revolutionary Bayonet. 

From the field of York town. 

611. Sword. 

Used at the battle of White Plains. 


612 Pioneer Axe. 

Dug up at Fort Lee; supposed to have been left by the British 
troops. 

613. Sword. 

Used in the war of 1812, by Captain H. Eagle. 

014. Fork. 

Found on the dead body of a Continental soldier, Old Tappan, Rock¬ 
land County, New York. 

615. Sword. 

Once in the possession of the family of Major General Schuyler, of 
the Continental army. 

616. Two Pieces Remnants of Swords. 

Found on the old Hessian camp ground. 

617. French Marine Sword. 

Used in the defense of Fort Lee, previous to its evacuation by the 
Continentals. 

618. Fork. 

Ploughed up in the old camp ground of Lafayette, near Tappan 
Town. 

619. Cavalry Sword. 

Taken at the Surrender of Burgoyne. From Worcester, Mass. 

620. Purse. 

Once in the possession of Black Hawk. 

621. Nail from Andre’s Coffin, 1821. 

622. Revolutionary Pocket Book. 

623. Cimeter, Damascus Blade. 

With inscriptions from the Koran on its sheath. 

624. English Halberd. 

Captured from some British Troopers, by a Company of Continen¬ 
tals, under Col. Blanch, 1779. 


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G25 Powder Horn. 

Taken from of an English spy during the Revolutionary war, by 
some New Jersey Troops. When captured, the horn was 
smeared over with wax and grease; one of the captors acci¬ 
dentally chafed it against some hard substance, and discovering 
some engraving, cleaned it, and found that the spy had taken 
that method to procure a map of the river. He was executed. 

626. Powder Horn. 

Captured at Stoney Point. 

627. Bugle Horn. 

Found in 1824, while digging to lay the foundation stone of Bunker 
Hill Monument. Presented to W. J. Folger, by Hon. J. 
McLeod Murphy. 

628. Be volutionary Candlestick. 

The socket is ingeniously raised and lowered by the spiral which 
forms the candlestick. 

629. Bapier. 

Used in the defense of Fort Montgomery. 

630. Pistol Barrel, Mounted with Gold. 

Dug up in the old Hessian Camp Ground, at Hackensack, N. J. 

631. Bayonet. 

Ploughed up in the battle-field of Saratoga. 

632. Blunderbuss. 

CONNECTICUT FLAGS. 

633. Bebel Palmetto Flag. 

Taken at Pass Christian, Miss., by Col. Cahill, 9th Conn. Vols. 

634. Garrison Flag of Fort Pulaski. 

Surrendered to Major Hunter, U. S., April 11th, 1862; the first 
anniversary of the attack on Fort Sumter, after a bombardment 
of two days. 


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035. State Flag of the 6th Conn. V. Infantry, 

As it was brought from the field, after the assault on Fort Wagner, 
on the night of July 18th. 18G3. 

The color-bearer, Sergeant Gustave de Bongre, was shot dead, and 
before it could be picked up, several other men fell upon it dead 
or wounded; it was finally seized by Capt. B. F. Osborne, and 
brought off the field in its present condition. 

636. National Flag of the 8th Conn. Vols. 

Roanoke Island, Newbern, Fort Macon, South Mountain, Antictam, 
Fredericksburg, Hill’s Point, Suffolk. 

637. State Flag of the 24th Conn. 

638. State Flag of the 8th Conn. 

Carried in the engagements at Roanoke Island, Newbern, Fort 
Macon, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Suffolk, and 
Mills Point. 

630. National Flag of the 12tli Conn. 

640. National Flag of the same. 

641. State Flag of the same. 

642. State Flag of the 15th Conn. Volunteers. 

Carried by the Regiment in the following engagements : 

Siege of Suffolk, April 11th, 1863. 

Engagement at Eadenton Road, April 24, 1863. 

Engagement at Providence, May 3d, 1863. 

643. State Flag of the 27th Regiment Conn. Volunteers. 

644. National Flag of the same. 

645. State Flag of the 12th Conn. 

646. National Flag of the same. 

647. National Flag of the 26th Conn. Volunteers. 

648. State Flag of the same. 

649. National Flag of the 22d Conn. Volunteers. 

650. State Flag of the same. 


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651. State Flag of 1st Conn. Heavy Artillery. 

Has inscribed on it: 

Siege of Yorktown. 

Hanover Court House. 

Chickahominy. 

Gaines’ Hill. 

Malvern Hill. 

652. State Flag of the 25th Conn. 

653. National Flag of the same. 

654. National Flag of the 3d Regiment Conn. Vols. 

655. State Flag of the same. 

656. National Flag of the 2d Regiment Conn. Yols. 

657. National Flag of the 1st Regiment Conn. Vols. 

658. State Flag of the 14th Conn. Vols. 

FROM THE U. S. NAVAL SCHOOL AT NEWPORT. SENT BY 
COM. G. S. BLAKE, IN CHARGE OF H. T. STOCKER, U. S. N. 

659. Flags of the Cyane. 

Captured February 20th, 1815, by frigate Constitution. 

660. Flags of the Frolic. 

Captured November 18th, 1812, by the sloop Wasp. 

661. Flag of the Alert. 

Captured August 13th, 1812, by the frigate Essex, D. Porter. 

662. Flag of the Peacock. 

Captured February 24th, 1813, by sloop Hornet, J. Lawrence, 
Commander. 

663. Flag of the Highflyer. 

Captured February 23d, 1813, by the frigate President, J. Rod¬ 
gers, Commander. 

664. First American Flag unfolded upon the soil of 
Japan, at the Town of Gora-Hama, under Com¬ 
modore M. C. Perry. 


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665. Flag of tlie Guerriere. 

Captured, August 19th, by the “ Constitution,” J. Hull, Com¬ 
mander. 

666. Flag of tlie Boxer. 

Captured September 5th, 1813, by the brig Enterprise, W. Burrows, 
Commander. 

667. Mexican Flag. 

Captured at Mazatlan, November 11th, 1847, by a part of the Paci¬ 
fic squadron, under Com. Schubrick. 

668. Flag of the Epervier. 

Captured April 29th, 1814, by the sloop Peacock, L. Warrington, 
Commander. 

669. Flao; of the Macedonian. 

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Captured October 25th, 1812, by the frigate United States, S. De¬ 
catur, Commander. 

670. Flag of the St. Lawrence. 

Captured January 26th, 1811, by the privateer Chasseur. 

671. Flag of the Levant. 

Captured February 20th, 1815, by the frigate Constitution, C. S. 
Stewart, Commodore. 

672. Flag of the Java. 

Captured December 29th, 1812, by the frigate Constitution, W. 
Brainbridge, Commander. 

673. Flag of the Confiance. 

Captured September 11th, 1814, on Lake Champlain, by the U. S. 
squadron, T. McDonough, Commander. 

674. Flag of an Algerine Brig. 

Captured June 20, 1815, by U. S. Squadron, S. Decatur, Com¬ 
mander. 

675. Flag of the Detroit. 

Captured September 10th, 1813, on Lake Eric, by the U.S. Squad¬ 
ron, O. II. Perry, Commander. 




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076. Mexican Flag. 

Captured at the taking of the city of Monterey, July 7th, 1846, by 
the naval forces of the United States, Com. J. D. Sloat, Com¬ 
manding. 

677. Flag of the Dominica. 

678. Flag of the Landraillie. 

679. Flag of the Beoreau (French). 

Captured November, 1800, by the frigate Boston, G. Little, Com- 
mander. 

680. Flag of the Guerriere. 

681. Flag of the Tripolitan Frigate, Philadelphia. 

Captured February 10th, 1804. 

682. Flag of the Chub. 

683. Flag of the Lady Provost. 

Captured September 10th, 1813, on Lake Erie, by the U. S. squad¬ 
ron, G. II. Perry, Commander. 

684. Flag of Commodore’s ship Lawrence, in the battle 

of Lake Erie. 

With the motto of Captain Lawrence on it, “ Don’t give up the 
ship.” 

685. Flag, British ship Linnet. 

686. Flag of the Hunter. 

Captured Sept. 10th, 1813, on Lake Erie, by the U. S. Squadron, 
O. H. Perry, Commander. 

687. Mexican Flag. 

Captured at Mazatlan, Nov. 11, 1847, by the Pacific Squadron, 
under Commodore Schubrick. 

688. Standard of Great Britain. 

Taken at York (now Toronto), by Gen. Z. Pike, in conjunction with 
Commodore I. Chauncey. 

689. Flag of the Duke of Gloucester. 

Captured July 30th, 1812, by U. S. Brig Julia. 


COO. Flag of the Algerine Frigate Mezoura. 

Captured June 15th, 1815, by the U. S. Squadron, S. Decatur, Com¬ 
mander. 

691. Flag of the Little Belt. 

Captured Sept. 10th, on Lake Erie, by the U. S. Squadron, O. II. 
Perry, Commander. 

692. Flag of the Beresford. 

Captured Sept. 11th, 1814, on Lake Champlain, by the U. S. Squad¬ 
ron, T. Macdonough, Commander. 

693. Flag of the Linnet. 

Captured Sept. 11th, 1814, on Lake Champlain, by the U. S. Squad¬ 
ron, T. Macdonough, Commander. 

694. Flag, (No Description.) 

695. Bundle of Flags, (No Description.) 

696. Flag Marked Epervier. 

697. Flag of the A von. 

Captured Sept. 1st, by the sloop Wasp, J. Blakely, Commander. 

REBEL FLAGS. 

Exhibited by Mrs. GEO. B. McCLELLAN. 

698. BebelFlag. 

Captured at the affair of Phillippi, Western Virginia, June 3rd, 
1801, by Co. E, 7th Indiana. This was the first rebel flag cap¬ 
tured during the war. 

699. Flag of the 15th Georgia Confederate Regiment. 

Taken July 3rd, 1862, by Sergt. Jos. B. Thompson, Co. G., 1st 
Rifles, Penn. Reserve, Crawford Division. 

700. Flag of 38th Virginia Regiment. 

Captured by Co. G, 8th Ohio Vols., at Gettysburg. 

701. Flag. 

Captured July 3d, 1863, by J. B. Mayberry, 1st Reg. Delaware 
Vols., at the battle of Gettysburg. 


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702. Confederate Flag of tlie 1st Tenn. 

Captured at Gettysburg, by 14th Conn., July 3d, 1863. 

703. Rebel Battle Flag, lltli Alabama Regiment. 

Captured at the battle of Welles’ Church, Va., June 30th, 1862, by 
J. Springer, Co. K., 4th Regiment Penn. R. V. C. 

704. Battle Flag of the 56th Va. Infantry. 

705. Battle Flag of 7th Va. Regiment. 

Captured by the 82d N. Y. V. 

706. Battle Flag 3d Va. Regiment. 

Captured at Gettysburg. 

707. Battle Flag. 

Captured at Gettysburg, by Sergeant Maggie, 39th N. Y. Y. 

708. Battle Flag of the 1st Va. Infantry. 

Captured by the 82d N. Y. V. 

709. Battle Flag of the 48th Georgia. 

Captured by Sergeant J. Wiley, 59th N. Y. Vols. 

710. Confederate Flag. 

Captured at Bristow Station, by the 2d Army Corps. 

711. Battle Flag of the 14th Tenn. Rebel. 

Captured by 14th Conn, at the battle of Gettysburg. 

712. Battle Flag of 23d N. Carolina Regiment. 

Captured by the 2d Division, 1st Army Corps, at Gettysburg. 

713. Battle Flag of the 30th Arkansas Rebel Reg. 

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Captured at Murfreesboro, by Gen. A. G. McCook. 

714. Flag, Stars and Bars. 

Captured in Zollicoffer’s intrenchments, January 19th, 1862, by 
Co. A., 2d Regiment Minn. Vols. 

715. Battle Flag of 16tli North Carolina. 

Captured by 14th Conn. Vols., at Gettysburg. 


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716. Battle Flag of tlie 14th Alabama. 

Captured by Lieut. S. F. Joslyn, 18th Ill. Vols., under Gen. Hooker. 

717. Flag, Stars and Bars. 

Captured at Logansfield, Ken., by R. E. Bailey, Co. B., 6th Regi¬ 
ment Minn. 

718. Battle Flag. 

Captured at Rappahannock Station, Va., Nov. 7th, 1863, by J. Lit 
tlefield, Co. I., 5th Maine Vols. 

719. Guidon. 

Captured at Ringgold, Tenn., November 27th, 1863, by private P. 
Goettle, Co. B. 149th N. Y. Vols. 

720. Flag, Stars and Bars. 

Taken at Mill Springs, Ky., January 19th, 1862, by the 9th Regi¬ 
ment Ohio Volunteers, 1st German Regiment of Ohio. Inscribed 
on this flag, “ Wigfall Rifles; Jeff. Davis and the Southern Con¬ 
federacy.” 

721. Battle Flag. 

Captured at the battle of Sharpsburg, by private J. Thompson, Co. 
C, 20th N. Y. Volunteers, who shot the color-bearer, ran forward 
and captured the flag. 

722. Battle Flag of the 8th Florida. 

Captured by Sergeant Thomas Horan, 72d N. Y. Volunteers, 3d 
Excelsior Brigade. 

723. Battle Flag of the 57tli Va. Infantry. 

Captured by private B. JI. Tillon, 19th Mass. 

724. Hospital Flag. 

Which floated over a large wooden house at Port Royal. This fla£ 
was the most conspicuous object on the approach of our fleet 
under Commodore Dupont. Exhibited by Mr. W. C. Church. 

725. National Flag of the 9th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

(Hawkins’ Zouaves). 

Carried in the engagements at Hatteras Inlet, Roanoake Island, 
Camden, South Mountain, Fredericksburg, and Suffolk. 


720. Regimental Flag of the 9th Regiment N. Y. Yols. 
(Hawkins’ Zouaves). 

All the color-guard were either killed or wounded at the battle of 
Antietam. 


REVOLUTIONARY FLAGS, 

FROM WEST POINT ACADEMY. 

727. Flag of the 21st Regular U. S. Infantry, War 

1812. 

728. Flag of the 13th Regular U. S. Infantry, War 

1812. 

729. Flag of the 3d Regular U. S. Light Artillery, War 

~ 1812. 

730. Flag of the 14th Regular U. S. Infantry, War 

1812. 

731. Flag of the 15th Regular U. S. Infantry, War 

1812. 

732. Flag of the 32cl Regular U. S. Infantry, War 

1812. 

733. Flag of the 1st Regular Light Artillery, War 

1812. 

734. Flag of the 7th Regular U. S. Infantry, War 

1812. 

735. Flag of the 21st Regular U. S. Infantry, War 

1812. 

736. Flag of the 9th Regular U. S. Infantry, War 

1812. 


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MEXICAN FLAGS. 

737. Flag. 

Taken at San Antonio, Lower California, March 15th, 1848. 

738. Mexican Flag. 

Taken at the Castle of Chepultepec by 3d Division. 

739. Guidon. 

Of the 2d Artillery, Battery M. Carried through thirty-three en¬ 
gagements ; a list attached to the flag. Photographs of the Bat¬ 
tery Company : 

Bull Run, No. 1, July 21st, 1861. 

Yorktown, May 4th, 1862. 

Williamsburg, May 5th, 1862. 

Hanover Court House, May 27th, 1862. 

Malvern Hill, July 1st, 1862. 

Seven Days, June 26th to July 3d, 1862. 

Malvern Hill, No. 2, August 5th, 1862. 

Chantilly, September 1st, 1862. 

South Mountain, September 13th, 1862. 

Poolesville, September 8th, 1862. 

Antietam, September 17th, 1862. 

Williamsburg, No. 1, September 19th, 1862. 

Martinsburg, October 2d, 1862. 

Noland’s Ford, October 12th, 1862. 

Philomont, November 2d, 1862. 

Union, November 3d, 1862. 

Uppervillc, November 4th, 1862. 

Barber’s Cross Roads, November 6th, 1862. 

Amissville, November 11th, 1862. 

Fredericksburg Battery (in reserve), December 12th, 1862. 
Stoneman’s Raid, April 29th to May 8th, 1863. 

Banks’ Ford, May 4th, 1863. 

Beverley Ford, June 9th, 1863. 

Hanover, Penn., June 30th, 1863. 

Hunterstown, July 2d, 1863. 

Gettysburg, July 3d, 1863. 

Monterey, July 4th, 1863. 

Williamsport, No. 2, July 6th, 1863. 

Boonsboro, July 8th, 1863. 


Hagerstown, July 12th, 1863. 

Falling Waters, July 14th, 1863. 

Battle Mountain, July 24th, 1863. 

Brandy Station, October 11th, 1863. 

Bull Run, No. 2, October 18th, 1863. 

A. C. PENNINGTON, 

Commanding. 

740. Confederate Flag. 

Captured by the Shepherd’s Rifles, 51st Regiment of N. Y. Vols., 
Colonel E. Ferrero, at Fort Thompson, Newbern, N. C., 14th 
March, 1862. 

741. Flag 

Captured by Brig.-Gen. Grierson, April 31, 1863 (the last day 
of his famous raid), from Logan’s Rebel Cavalry, So rapid had 
been his movements that five thousand men had been sent to a 
point, twenty miles distant, with the expectation of certainly cap¬ 
turing his entire command, consisting only of nine hundred men. 
He surrounded their camp at daylight, on Amite river, 15 miles 
N. E. of Baton Rouge, La., capturing at the same time a large 
amount of commissary and quartermaster stores. Exhibited by 
Gen. Auger. 

SENT BY MRS. GEN. McDOWELL. 

742. Secesk Battle Flag 186. 

743. Silk Secesk Flag, Stars and Bars. 

Inscription on it, “We chose our own Institutions.” 

744. Flag, Single Star and Bars (first Confederate Flag). 

Captured at Philippi by Lieut. W. B. McCarty, 16th Regiment of 

Ohio V. M., June, 3d, 1861 

745. Rebel Battle Flag. 

Captured by 1 llth Pennsylvania Vols., at Chancellorsville, May 
3d, 1863. 

746. Confederate Flag, Stars and Bars, of the 12tli Va. 

Vols. 


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747. Flag, 

Captured at Lookout Mountain, November 24th, 1863, by the 149th 
N. Y. Vols. 

748. Confederate Flag of the 18th Va. Infantry. 

Captured by 2d Lieut. C. E. Hunt, 59th N. Y. Yols. 

749. Guidon. 

Taken by one of Gen. Couch’s command at the battle of Sharps- 
burg, September 17th, 1862. 

750. Confederate Battle Flag of the 30tli Ark. Infantry. 

751. Colors of a South Carolina Regiment. 

Taken in the engagement at Antietam Creek, September 17th, 1862, 
by private T. Hare, Co. D, 89th Regiment N. Y. Yols., who 
was afterwards killed. 

752. Battle Flag. 

Taken at the battle of Malvern, near James river, July 1st, 1862, 
by Sergeant W. J. Whittock, 83d Pennsylvania Yols., Butter- 
worth’s Brigade, from a South Carolina Regiment, who piled up 
their dead to resist the attack of the Brigade. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

753. Pants. 

Taken from the body of Colonel Thomas Ruffin, 1st North Carolina 
Cavalry, at battle of Bristow Station, October 14, 1863. Button 
cut from jacket, curious copper coin, comb, and knife, pass to 
Richmond, bill of goods, and letter. He was an ex-member of 
the U. S. Congress, and son of the man that fired the first gun at 
Sumter. Exhibited by 

754. Copper Pin. 

Made from hull drawn from the steamer Fulton, after the explo¬ 
sion, June 4th, 1829. 

755. Furlough of John Hildreth, 1814. 

Exhibited by Dr. Fred. A. Farley, 116 Pacific st., Brooklyn. 

756. Pipe from Mrs. Washington’s Organ, Arlington 

House. 


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757. Livery Button from Washington’s Coachman, John. 

758. Piece of Laurel Boot, Taken from Bull Bun, 29tli 

August, 1863. 

759. Book from House of Bebel Doctor, at Centre- 

ville. 

Exhibited by E. H. Smithson. 

760. 32-pound Shell. 

Received on board the U. S. Steamer Penguin, from Fort Beaure¬ 
gard, at the battle of Port Royal, S. C., Nov. 7,1861. Exhibited 
by Mr. J. Wood. 

761. This Flag 

Was taken from a rebel family in Williamsburg, Va., by Dr. J. II. 
Thompson; it was made by one of the young ladies of the family 
for her affianced husband, a Captain in Gen. Wise’s command, 
and given to him when he last visited her at the time of Gen. 
"Wise’s attack upon Fort Magruder, in April, 1863. In the hurry 
of his departure, he left this battle flag behind. Exhibited by C. 
T. Williamson. 

762. Bebel Sabre. 

Captured at Hilton Head. 

763. Bebel Musket. 

Captured at Bluffton. 

764. Bebel Dragoon Pistol. 

Captured at Pocotaligo. 

765. Bebel Knife. 

Found in Fort Wagner. 

766. Skull of an Union Soldier. 

Taken near Bluffton, S. C. Used by the rebels for a drinking cup. 

767. Flag of the “ Whippy Swamp Guard.” 

Captured by Col. Barton, of the 48th Regiment N. Y. V., at Poco¬ 
taligo. 

768. Uniform Coat of the Savannah Blues. 

Taken from a rebel soldier in Savannah river, near Fort Pulaski. 


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7G9. Esquimaux Seal Spear. 

Brought by Dr. Hayes, on his last voyage to the Arctic regions. 
Exhibited by W. B. Wyman. 


TROPHIES, 

Sent from Department of the Gulf, Major-General Butler Command¬ 
ing. Donated by H. Barney. 

770. 4 Pikes. 

771. 5 Spears. 

772. 5 Sabres. 

7 7 3. 2 Sabre Bayonets. 

774. 1 Cavalry Sword. 

775. 2 Bowie Knives. 

77G. 1 Blunderbuss. 

777. 5 Horse Pistols. 

778. 1 Pocket ditto. 

779. 1 Secesh Gun. 

780. 1 Indian Shield. 

781. 1 Buffalo Head. 

782. 1 Coon Skin. 

783. Rebel Uniform of Blue Demin. 

Taken from the rebel Quartermaster’s Department, at New Or¬ 
leans. 

784. Sabre Bayonet. 

Captured at the taking of New Orleans. Exhibited by H. Heaton. 

785. Rebel Pistol. 

786. Sword and Scabbard. 

Exhibited by Mrs. E. M. Kirkland. 


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787. Piece of a Shell. 

Fired from Fort Wagner into the turret of the Monitor “ Catskill,” 
killing Capt. Rogers and Paymaster Woodbury. Exhibited by 
Alexander Simpson. 

788. Fine Sporting Rifle. 

Made by the Hon. C. T. James, inventor of the James rifle and 
projectile. Exhibited by James T. Ames, Chicopee, Mass. 

789. This Bowie Knife 

Was taken from the battle-field of Newbern, N. C., the evening 
after the engagement. In rebel parlance it is a Yankee Slayer ; 
but its former proprietor evidently believed in turning it to the 
more profitable use of wood chopping. Exhibited by C. T. Wil- 
liamson. 

790. This Telescope 

Was found on the porch of the first house reached by the troops 
when they landed upon Roanoke Island. When found it was ad¬ 
justed to the right focus, and had evidently been used but a few 
minutes previously by the rebels to survey our approaching 
fleet. 

791. Chair. 

Made from a grape vine, growing on the farm of Ex-Governor, the 
rebel General Wise, by a private of the 15th Reg. Conn. Yols. 
Exhibited by Mr. James R. Gould. 

FROM U. S. NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN. 

792. Rifle. 

Given by the Prince Regent of England to Ilillis Hadji, or the 
Red-Sheik Prophet. He was captured by Lieut. J. McICeever, 
U. S. Navy, with the Chief of Ottesewas and two other warriors, 
near St. Marks, Florida, on the 3d April, 1818. A few days 
afterwards, the Prophet Chief was hung, by order of General 
Jackson. 

795. Escopette. 

From Castle San Juan D’Ulloa. 

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796. Highland Sword. 

Found in Cherry Street, New York, at the site of the British Head¬ 
quarters. 

797. Sword. 

Taken fron the prize steamer Ella Worley, by U. S. steamer Santi¬ 
ago de Cuba. 

798. Belt. 

This Belt was taken from the waist of Captain James Lawrence 
after he was wounded, and just before he uttered the memorable 
words “ Don’t give up the Ship,” in the engagement between 
the British Frigate Shannon and the United States’ Frigate 
Chesapeake, on the 1st June, 1818. This Belt will be found, in 
the Exhibition, attached to the large Flag “ Don’t give up the 
Ship.” 

799. Thimble. 

From the English frigate Hussar, sunk at Hurl Gate, during the 
Revolutionary War. 

800. Japanese Sword. 

Presented to the Naval Academy by Lieut. Rogers, U. S. Navy. 

801. -Venetian Brass Piece. 

Taken from the pirate Lafitte. 

802. Pennant of the U. S. frigate Freeborn. 

The first raised on the Potomac during the Rebellion, under which 
Captain Ward was killed. 

803. Sword. 

Taken from Col. Smith, aid to General Magruder. 

804. First U. S. Flag raised at Yorktown. 

By James Service, Co. G., Excelsior Brigade, after the retreat of 
the rebels. 

805. Bomb Shell. 

Thrown fron Castle Juan D’Ulloa, at the Siege of Vera Cruz, at our 
troops. Picked up by Lieut. Rowan, U. S. N. 

806. Gun Sponge. 

Used in the service of a six-pounder, in Dade’s massacre in Flor¬ 
ida, December, 1835, with staff. Lieut. Bassenger (who was the 
last man killed), rammed home the only remaining cartridge of 
the rounds which constituted the supply at the beginning of the 
action. Lieut. Duncan found this sponge, on the field of battle, 
about six weeks after the massacre. 


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807. Links, and a Portion of a Link of the Great Chain 
Stretched Across the Hudson at West Point, during 
the Revolution in 1778, to Prevent the British 
Vessels from Passing. 

The Links are made of Iron Bars, 2J inches square, average in 
length a little more than two feet, and weigh about 140 lbs. each. 
The Chain was stretched below the river at its narrowest point 
between the rocks, just below the present Steamboat Landing; 
it was hitched to huge blocks on each shore, and was buoyed up 
by very large logs, about sixteen feet long, pointed at the ends to 
lessen the opposition to the force of the current. The logs were 
placed at short distances from each other, the chain carried over 
them and made fast to each by staples. There were also a num- 
of anchors dropped at proper distances, with cables made fast 
to the chain to give a greater stability ; it was made at the Iron 
Work, a few miles distant, and stretched across May 1st, 177G. 
Some years since between twenty and forty tons of the chain 
were recovered from the bottom of the river where it had sunk. 
More recently one of the large floating boom derricks was sent 
up from New York for the purpose of raising the remainder, 
but the logs attached to it were so firmly buried in the mud, 
that the immense lifting power of the derrick was found unequal 
to the task, and but a small quantity was fished up. 

808. 10-pound Parrott Rifled Ordnance. 

809. 100-pound Parrott Rifled Ordnance. 

810. 300-pound Parrott Projectile. 

811. 200-pound Parrott Projectile. 

812. 100-pound Parrott Projectile. Calibre of the Gun 
Exhibited. 

813. 30-pound Parrott Projectile. 

814. 20-pound Parrott Projectile. 

815. 10-pound Parrott Projectile. 

810. 100-pound Parrott Cartridge. 

817. 1-pound Parrott Cartridge. 

The two specimens. of the Cannon exhibited are interesting, from 
the fact that they have each sustained one thousand service 


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rounds of firing without injury. These trials were ordered by 
the U. S. Ordnance Department, and conducted by Capt. S. V. 
Benet,—the results being deemed highly satisfactory. 

These Gun-Projectiles, Iron Carriages, &c., have been designed and* 
introduced by Capt. Robert P. Parrott (formerly of the Ordnance 
Corps of the U. S. Army), whose name they bear, and are the re¬ 
sult of a long series of experiments made by him in endeavoring 
to obtain, with safety and economy in artillery, the manifest 
advantages of the rifle principle. 

The various Guns made up to the present time are of the follow¬ 
ing calibres, viz.: 

3 inch, or 10-pounder; 3, 6 0 7 0 inch, or 20-pounder; 4, 2 0 0 0 inch, or 30- 
pounder; 5,* 0 inch, or 60-pounder; 6, 4 0 inch, or 100-pounder; 8 
inch,or 200-pounder; and 10 inch, or 300-pounder. 

The 10, 20, and 30-pounders were supplied to the U. S. Govern¬ 
ment as early as May, 1861; the 100-pounders in November, 
1861 ; the 200-pounders, early in 1862; and the 300-pounders, 
in January, 1863. 

Over two thousand (2000) of these Guns of the various calibres, 
have been furnished the Armies and Navy of the Union; and 
they have been far more extensively used and severely tested 
than any other plan of rifled cannon yet known. 

The use of an elongated projectile, much heavier necessarily than 
the spherical shot of the same diameter, with an adequate charge 
of powder, produces in the rifled cannon a strain too great to be 
sustained by cast-iron alone; and in these guns, additional 
strength is obtained by the addition of a heavy band or reinforce 
of wrought-iron, applied by a peculiar process to that part of the 
piece wdiich is subjected to the great strain of the explosion, well 
ascertained to extend but little beyond the space in the chamber 
occupied by the charge. 

The elongated projectile moving point foremost, encounters less re¬ 
sistance from the air than a spherical shot of equal weight, and 
consequently greater diameter; and though the latter leaves the 
cannon with greater initial velocity, this advantage is soon lost, 
so that after traversing 1000 yards from the gun, the two pro¬ 
jectiles move at about equal speed ; while at 2000 yards, the rifle 
shot of 100 pounds weight thrown from the 100-pounder, will be 
moving more rapidly than a round shot of 82 pounds, discharged 
from a smooth bore gun, both projectiles being propelled by an 
equal charge of powder. 


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The only means yet devised for keeping the elongated projectiles 
point foremost when in motion, is by giving it rotation about its 
own axis.. For this purpose grooves are cut in the bore of the 
gun, having a spiral or screw-like direction, known as the twist , 
and some portion of the projectile being made to move in these 
grooves, a degree of rotation is thus imparted to it proportionate 
to its velocity and the amount of the twist. The 100-pound pro¬ 
jectiles make 6000 revolutions per minute, and the range of this 
gun, at 35 degrees elevation, is 8845 yards, or more than five miles. 

To obtain the necessary rotation in his projectiles, Mr. Parrott ap¬ 
plies a ring of brass to their base, which, although it does not pro¬ 
ject at all before firing, and therefore offers no impediment to 
inserting the shot in the bore of the cannon, is yet expanded or 
driven outward into the grooves by the force of the explosion of 
the charge, and thus compelling the projectile to follow the twist, 
gives to it the desired rotation about its axis. 

The specimens of Projectiles both before and after firing, fully illus¬ 
trate this. 

Shot (solid and hollow); Shells (with both time and percussion 
fuses) ; and Case Shot, or “ shrapnell,” are exhibited; and together 
with the Iron Carriages, Sights, Elevating Screws, &c., have all 
been devised expressly for the Rifled Guns of this principle. 

818. The First Bowie Knife 

Belonged to James Bowie, of Louisiana, but who fell at Ala¬ 
mo, Texas, in 1836. This was the original of the large family of 
Bowie knives, Arkansas toothpicks, &c. This is the knife with 
which he slew Dr. Wright in the grand melee near Natchez, in 
1828, in which six or eight combatants on each side were engaged; 
three were killed, and several desperately wounded. Bowie was 
shot down by Dr. Wright, who rushed upon him with a dagger, 
when Bowie seized him, as he stooped, and literally cut his heart 
in two with one blow of this weapon. It was wrought in a com¬ 
mon blacksmith’s shop in Red River. It was given to its present 
owner by Col. Bowie after the rencontre aforesaid, in acknowledg¬ 
ment of his attention to him on the field, and while suffering from 
the five wounds he received. 

819 . The Top Star of the Flag and Part of the Pennant 

of the frigate Cumberland, 

Which were flying at the time she went down during the fight with 
the Merrimac. Exhibited by W. T. Jones. 


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820. Two Commissions. 

One appointing Charles Monroe an ensign in the 4th regiment of 
Infantry, and the other appointing the same a second lieutenant, 
signed by James Madison. 

821. Copy of the Last Rebel Vicksburg “ Daily Citizen,” 

of July 2d, 1863, 

Previous to the entrance of the Union troops, under General Grant, 
into that city. This copy was printed from the types as they 
were found standing. The* last paragraph, congratulatory of a 
better time coming, was added by its new Union editor. 

From P. T. BARNUM. 

822. The Identical Flag Hoisted on the Battery at New 
York, by order of Gen. Washington, Nov. 25th, 
1783 

At the evacuation of New York by British Troops. After the ex¬ 
piration of sixty-four years, it was unfurled to the breeze, at the 
laying of the Corner Stone of the Washington Monument, the 19th 
of October, 1847. 

823. The First Texas Flag that crossed the Rio Grande, 
when our Troops invaded Mexico. 

824. Rebel Chinese Flag. 

825. Flag. 

Taken from a Mexican Lancer at Palo Alto. 

826. Flag of the 1st Regular Artillery. 

Stationed at Fort Sumter when it was bombarded by the rebels, 
by command of Gen. Beauregard. 

827. Cap. 

Worn by a Mexican officer, killed at the battle of Cerro Gordo. 

828. Model of the French Guillotine. 

829. Model of Napoleon the 1st Flying Artillery. 

These two Models were made by French soldiers, confined in Eng¬ 
lish prison during the last war between England and France. 
Carved from bones which were a portion of their meat rations. 


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830. Benedict Arnold’s Powder Horn. 

Its identity is well authenticated. 

831. Fragment of tlie Flag of Fort Sumter, and a Piece 

of its Flag Staff fractured by Shot. 

832. French. Carbine. 

Found on the battle-field of Waterloo. 

833. Carbine. 

Found at Brooklyn, L. I., with the remains of a human skeleton. 
Supposed to have belonged to a revolutionary soldier. 

834. This New Testament, 

In the pocket of private Tobias Schemearer, received the ball which 
otherwise would have entered his breast at the storming of Fort 
Donelson. The ball is still embedded in the leaves of the book. 

835. A Number of Belies from the Field of Waterloo, 

French Eagles, British Belt Plate, &c. 

From the CITY HALL, N. Y. 

836. The Flag of Fort Pickens. 

Which bears witness of having waved defiance to the rebels during 
the entire siege and bombardment of the 22d and 23d day of No¬ 
vember, 1861, and during January and May of 1862. 

It was presented to the Mayor and Common Council of the city of 
New York, accompanied by a highly patriotic letter from R. C. 
Duryea, Captain of the 7th Artillery, commanding on the part of 
the officers and men of the Regular Battalion. 

837. Flag. 

From the same. Taken by the Union Troops on the occupation of 
Pensacola. 

838. Box. 

Enclosing these flags, made from the arm of the gallows erected to. 
hang indiscriminately the Union people of Florida. 

839. Secession Flag. 

Taken by Wilson’s Zouaves in Florida. 


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840. Secession Flag. 

Taken by Duryea’s Zouaves in Virginia. Large and handsomely 
made. 

841. Secession Flag. 

Taken at the capture of Fort Donelson, bearing the inscription, 
“ Ladies’ Gift to the Blackland Gideonites,—may Heaven crown 
you with Victory.” 

842. National Flag of the 38th Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

843. Two Guide Colors of the same. 

844. Regimental Colors of the 36th Regiment N. N. 

Yols. 

845. National Colors of the same. 

846. Two Guide Colors of the same. 

847. Regimental Colors of the 1st Regiment N. Y. Vols., 

Mexican War. 

848. National Colors of the same. 

849. Regimental Colors of the same. 

850. Two Guide Colors of the same. 

851. Flag. 

Displayed at the inauguration of George Washington, April 30th, 
1789. 

852. Mexican Standard. 

Taken in Mexico, by 1st Regiment N. Y. Vols. 

853. Regimental Flag of the 4th New York Cavalry, 

Re-enlisted. 

854. Cavalry Guidon. 

Carried in the battle of Antietam. 

855. Cavalry Guidon. 

Carried in the raid towards Richmond, by General Kilpatrick’s 
command. 


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856. Two Light Dragoon Standards. 

Carried in the War of 1812. 

857. Three Drawings by a Rebel Soldier. 

Captured at Gettysburg. 

858. Battle Flag. 

Of the Garabaldi Legion, in the great rebellion of Palermo. 

859. Rifle Standard. 

Carried in the battle of Palo Alto. 

860. Cavalry Guidon. 

Captured by the Black Horse Cavalry at the 1st battle of Bull Run, 
Va. Recaptured by the federal troops at the 2d battle of Bull 
Run, Ya. 

861. Flag. 

Carried by the 1st U. S. Infantry, Colonel Miller, at the storming 
of Queenston Heights, in the War of 1812. 

862. Flag. 

Carried by the IstU. S. Infantry in the War of 1812. 

863. Flag. 

Carried by the 30th U. S. Infantry in the War of 1812. 

864. Kearney Battle Flag. 

865. Sword. 

Surrendered by the notorious Colonel Charles St. Lamar, of th: 
61st Georgia Regiment, late of the slaver Wanderer, to C. H. T. 
Collis, 114th Penn. Volunteers, December 19th, 1863. 

866. Staff Officer’s Sword. 

Captured from a rebel general by a negro soldier of the 3d Louisi¬ 
ana Native Guard. 

867. Sword. 

Captured at Manassas. 

868. French Canteen. 

Was in the battle of Waterloo. 


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869. Canteen. 

Used in the War of 1812. Was in the battle of New Orleans. 

870. Common Primers. 

Taken from a rebel caisson. 


FROM UNION LEAGUE OF PHILADELPHIA. 

871. Signal Flag. 

Of the rebel ram Atlanta. 

872. Flag. 

Captured by the U. S. steamer Quaker City, J. Madison Frailey, 
commander, while attempting to run the blockade from Charles* 
ton, S. C., 4th January, 18G3. 

873. Flag. 

Of the U. S. gun-boat Benton. The hole in the flag was made by 
the shot that mortally wounded Captain Gwinn, at Haines Bluff, 
December 27, 1862. 

874. The Flag. 

Raised by Colonel Ellsworth on the Marshal House, Alexandria, 
Va., May 24, 1861. 

875. Pike. 

From Fort Wagner, Morris Island, S. C. 

876. Frame. 

Containing specimens of the Confederate currency. 

877. Frame. 

Containing copy of the Vicksburg “ Daily Citizen,” of July the 2d, 
without the Union appendix, as seen in a preceding frame con¬ 
taining copy of the same date. 


ARMS AND TROPHIES EXHIBITED BY GEN. E. L. VIELE. 

878. An English Tower Musket Sword-Bayonet. 

From the rebel steamer Merrimac, May 10th, 1862. 


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879. Sword of the French Naval Officer. 

Worn at the Siege of Yorktown, 1781. 

880. Sword. 

Captured by an aid-de-camp of Santa Anna, Mexico, 1847. 

881. Sword of Adjutant of Fort Pulaski. 

Surrendered April 11th, 1862. 

882. Indian Pouch and Powder Horn. 

Captured from a Camanche Chief in Texas, 1849. 

383. Sword of a Virginian Trooper of the War of 1776. 

884. Sword. 

Worn through the Mexican War, the Indian War, and the present 
War. 

885. Sword of a Rebel. 

Taken by him from a Masonic Lodge. 

886. A Piece of the Merrimac. 

887. A Piece of the Monitor. 

888. Gun. 

Captured from a Virginia guerrilla, in 1863. 

889. Gun. 

Captured from a South Carolina guerrilla. 

890. Bowie Knife of a New Orleans Tiger, 1863. 

891. Pistol of an Officer of the Palmetto Guards. 

892. Pistol from a Blockade-runner. 

893. Bowie Knife from a Rebel Mail Carrier. 

894. A Piece of Submarine Cable between Fort Pulaski 

and Savannah. 


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895. A Rebel Handcuff. 

Struck from the hand of a free Connecticut American citizen, who 
was kidnapped on account of his color. 

896. All Indian Tomahawk. 

897. Rebel Flag. 

From Fort Norfolk, Va. Taken by the 10th N. Y. Vols. 

898. Rebel Flag. 

Made out of a U. S. Flag. Captured from a rebel mail carrier. 

899. Rebel Lone Star Flag. 

900. A Rebel Flag. 

Taken from a lady, by a soldier of the 99th N. Y. Vols., Norfolk, 
Virginia. 

901. Rebel Battle Flag. 

Captured at Suffolk. 

902. The “ White Feather” left behind by the Palmetto 
Guard at Beaufort, S, C., Nov. 7th, 1861. 

903. Piece of Shell. 

Fired at Fort Beauregard from the Wabash, November 7th, 1861. 

904. Piece of Shell. 

Fired at Fort Pulaski from Mud Island Battery, April 10th, 1862. 

905. Rebel 12-pounder. 

Fired by Longstreet into Suffolk, Va., April, 1863. 

906. Three Swords of the Louisiana Light Artillery. 

Captured at Norfolk, with their battery. 

907. Twenty-five Feet American Ensign of the U. S. 

Ship Pensacola. 

Stolen from it by the rebel Poindexter, and re-taken from him in 
1863. 

908. Minature Barbette Gun. 

From Fort Pulaski. 


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909. The First Flag Raised at Yorktown. 

After the retreat of the rebels, by James Service, a member of Co. 
G, Excelsior Brigade, under the command of Col. Chas. Graham. 

910. Saddle. 

Used by the rebel General John II. Morgan, at the time of his cap¬ 
ture by the forces of Gen. Burnside, July 26, 1863. 

911. Boat. 

Made by the rebels in Fort Macon, N. C., while that fort was be¬ 
sieged by the forces under Gen. Burnside in May, 1862. They 
endeavored to use it as a mail boat, and having deposited 
several letters in the box fastened to the deck of the vessel, they 
took advantage of a fair wind to send it across the harbor to 
Beaufort, where their friends were anxiously awaiting it. The 
sails were all nicely trimmed and the breeze fair for the voyage, 
but soon after it was loosed from the shore the wind changed, and 
drove the little vessel with its freight up the river, and directly 
under the bows of Gen. Burnside’s Flag Ship, when it was dis¬ 
covered and taken on board. 

912. Sword of Southern Manufacture. 

From a Virginia battle-field. Exhibited by D. F. Seacord. 

913. Two Regimental Flags of the 4th U. S. Infantry. 

Carried by them in the campaign in Mexico. 

914. Curious Horn. 

Carved with a Jack Knife, by Philip Tabele, in 1776. There are 
representations on it of the Old Sugar House, Jersey Prison Ship, 
the taking of Major Andre, Likeness of Col. A. Allen, &c. 

915. Wheel-lock Gun, Square Bore. Date 1617. 

Exhibited by E. Leutz. 

916. A Pair of Dueling Pistols. 

Of the last century, by the celebrated maker, Kuchenrenter, of 
Regensburg. Exhibited by the same. 

917. Cross-bow. 

Date, about 1500. Exhibited by the same. 


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918. Chain Mail of the Twelfth Century. 

Exhibited by the same. 

919. Kebel Flag, Stars and Bars. 

Of the 2d Texas Infantry, captured on the 19th of May, 1863, by 
Q. M. Stevens, of the 4th W. Va. Infantry. Exhibited by Geo. 
S. Woodhul, Chaplain 4th W. Va. 

920. Sample Board. 

Containing parts of the Springfield Musket. Exhibited by the 
Savage Revolving Arms Co., of Middletown, Conn. 

From the METROPOLITAN POLICE. 

921. Dirk. 

Taken from Owen McNeney, one of the murderers of the colored 
man, Costello, of 32d Street, during the riot July 15th, 1863. 
Erom the 25th Precinct. 

922. Clubs. 

Split on the heads of the rioters in the July riots. 

923. Slung Shot. 

Taken from Patrick Butler, alias Morris, one of the murderers of 
the colored man Abram Franklin, at 28th Street and 7th A ve¬ 
nue. From the 25th Precinct. 

924. Slung Shot. 

Taken from Denis Carey, one of the murderers of the colored man 
Abram Franklin, at 28th Street, during the July riots. From 
the 29th Precinct. 

925. Sword Bayonet. 

Captured from the 1st Regiment Louisiana Tigers, at the battle of 
Gaines’ Hill, on the 27th June, 1862, by Major Meyers, of the 
32d N. Y. V., and late member of the 29th Precinct Police. 
Exhibited by Capt. Speight. 

926. Pistol. 

Taken from the body of a rebel officer, who was killed in the attack 
on Santa Rosa Island. 


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927. Sword. 

Dug up in the Garden of the Chew Mansion, on the battle-field of 
Germantown. 

928. Sword. 

Found on the battle-field of White Plains. 

929. Sword. 

Used by Garibaldi, and presented by him to a gentleman in New 
York. The last three articles exhibited by J. H. Caldwell. 

930. Photograph of Gorham Coffin Taylor, U. S. N., 

And of his Trophy, a rebel officer’s sword, presented to him by Flag 
Officer Farragut for his gallantry in the action below New 
Orleans. April 24, 1862. 

931. Pistol. 

Belonging to the late Duke of Wellington. Exhibited by Mrs. G. B. 
McClellan. 

932. Wheel-loch Rifled Carbine. 

Date, 1640. Exhibited by E. Leutz. 

933. Wheel-lock Gun. 

Exhibited by the same. 

BATTLE-FLAGS OF THE IRISH BRIGADE. 

934. 2d Corps, Army of the Potomac. Brigadier-Gen¬ 

eral Thomas Francis Meagher, Commanding. 
Brigade Headquarters’ Signal Flag. 

935. 69th N. Y. Vols., Colonel Robert Nugent, Com¬ 

manding. National Color, State Color, and 

Green Flag. 

936. 88th N. Y. Vols., Colonel Patrick Kelly, Com 

manding. National Color, State Color, and 

Green Flag. 


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9.37. 63d N. Y. Vols., Colonel Richard Bentley, Com¬ 
manding. National Color, State Color, and 
Green Flag. 

These Regiments, being the New York, and the 1st, 2d, and 3d 
Regiments of the Irish Brigade, were conspicuously engaged in 
the battles of Fair Oaks, Gaines’ Hill, Savage’s Station, White 
Oak Swamp, Glendale, Malvern Hill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, 
Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Bristow Station. 


FLAGS OF THE FIFTH N. Y. VOLS. (Duryee’s Zouaves.) 

938. Battle-Flag of the Duryee’s Zouaves. 

Presented to the Regiment by Mrs. John Pyne and other ladies. 

939. State Flag. 

Presented by the State of N. Y. 

940. American Ensign. 

Presented by the Chamber of Commerce to the Regiment. The 
two first have been carried through the War from the Battle of 
Great Bethel to the Battle of Chancellorsville, the expiration of 
the Regiment’s term of service. 

941. Sword. 

Presented by the State of Virginia, to Lieutenant (afterwards Cap¬ 
tain) W. H. Allen, of Providence, Rhode Island, in testimony of 
his gallant conduct in the capture of the British Frigate Mace¬ 
donian, Oct. 25, 1812. 

942. Rebel Flag. 

That floated over the Custom House, New Orleans, when our forces 
under Gen. Butler took possession of that city. Exhibited by 
Mrs. Gen. Baird. 

943. Flag. 

Taken from the Custom House at New Orleans by Commodore T. 
T. Craven, after the capture of that city by our fleet. Exhibited 
by Alfred W. Craven. 


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944. Shell. 

Fired by the Merrimac, when she bombarded the camp at Newport 
News, on the 8th of March, 1862. It fell into the barracks of 
Co. G, 7th Regiment, Steuben Vols. Sent by company to their 
former Captain, S. L. KatfF. 

945. Flag of “ Fighting 7th Regiment,” Steuben Guards. 

It has been carried through the following engagements: 

Big Bethel, 10th June, 1861. 

Newport News, 8th and 9th March, 1862. 

Fair Oaks, 27th June, 1862. 

Peach Orchard, 28th June, 1862. 

Savage’s Station, 29th June, 1862. 

White Oak Swamp, 30th June, 1862. 

Charles City Cross Roads, 30th June, 1 862. 

Malvern Hill, July 1st, 1862. 

Golding’s Farm, July 1st, 1862. 

Sharpsburg, September 16th, 1862. 

Antietam, September 17th, 1862. 

Charleston, October 16th, 1862. 

Storming Snicker’s Gap, November 3d, 1862. 
Fredricksburg, December 13th, 1862. 

946. Sword. 

From the intrenched camp at Norfolk, Va. 

947. Honorable Discharge of a Private Soldier, Signed 
by Washington, 

For seven years’ service in the Revolutionary War. W. T. J. 

948. Sergeant’s Sword. 

Picked up on the field at Big Bethel. W. T. J. 

949. Rebel Signal Battle Flag 

From Fort Jackson. The hoisting this Flag was the signal for the 
Forts to commence firing. Given by the late Commander Ilen- 
shaw to Nicholas Fish. 

950. Dragoon Helmet. 

O 

Taken by a drummer boy of the 88th (Irish Brigade) N. Y. Vols. 
Exhibited by Gen. Meagher. 

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951. 12-pound Whitworth Breech-Loading Gun 
(English). 

Captured at Fort Pulaski. 

952. Chair from Laurel and other Wood (Cut from 
Lookout Mountain). 

Presented for sale by Capt. W. G. Le Due, Chief Quartermaster 
11th and 12th Army Corps, through Maj.-Gen. Butterfield. 

953. Sword. 

Captured from a rebel officer at Mine Run, by Col. E. L. Farn- 
ham. Donated through R. W. Andrews. 

954. Rifle Manufactured by the Rebels at Richmond, 
1862. 

Taken from the battle field of South Mountain. Exhibited by W. 
P. Jones. 

955. Briarwood Pipe. 

Made by a rebel soldier. Found in camp at Sewell’s Point, Va. 
W. P. J. 

956. Bed Quilt. 

Made by ladies of Baltimore for Jefferson Davis. Intercepted on 
its way to Dixie. W. P. J. 

957. Sword of Southern Manufacture. 

Taken at Craney Island. W. P. J. 

958. 102d N. Y. Vols., Van Buren Light Infantry, U. 
S. Colors and Banner. 

Presented by City of New York. Battles: 

Harper’s Ferry. 

Cedar Mountain. 

Rappahannock. 

Antietam. 

Winchester. 

Chancellorsville. 

Gettysburg. 

Lookout Mountain. 

Missionary Ridge. 

Ringgold. 


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FLAGS EXHIBITED BY MRS. GEN. McDOWELL. 

959. Two Confederate Battle Flags. 

Captured at Bristow Station, Va., October 14th, 1863. 

960. Confederate Battle Flag of the 18tli Va. Vols. 

961. Confederate Battle Flag. 

Captured at Gettysburg by the 39th N. Y. Vols. 

962. Confederate Battle Flag, Stars and Bars. 

Captured at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 2d, 1863. 

963. Confederate Battle Flag of the 13th Alabama Beg. 

Captured by Company C, 1st Delaware Vols. 

964. Confederate Battle Flag of the 9th Va. Infantry. 

965. Confederate Battle Flag of the 8th Va. Vols. 

966. Confederate Battle Flag of the 52d North Caro¬ 
lina Vols. 

Captured at the battle of Gettysburg, July 3d, 1863, by 14th Con¬ 
necticut Vols. 

967. Confederate Battle Flag of the 53d Va. Infantry. 

968. Confederate Battle Flag (Six Pointed Stars). 

Captured at the battle of Missionary Ridge, on the 26th November, 
1863, by the 11th Regiment of Ohio Vols., Turchin’s Brigade, 
Gen. Grant’s Military Division. 

969. Confederate Battle Flag of the 34th North Caro¬ 
lina Begiment. 

970. Coat of a Mexican General. 

At the battle of Malvern Hill this was taken from a man, supposed 
to be a son of Gen. Johnston, by James Henshaw Stultz, of 
Albany, member of 3d N. Y. Cavalry. It is evidently a relic of 
the Mexican War. Deposited by Mr. Schelly. 


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071. Rebel Flag: Southern Cross. 

O 

Inscribed “ Mechanicsville, Hanover, Cold Harbor, Frazier’s Farm 
Manassas, Cedar Run, Ox Hill, Harper’s Ferry, Manassas Junc¬ 
tion, Malvern Hill, Sharpsburg, Shepardstown.” Deposited b}’ 
the War Department. 

972. Flag of the 16th Regiment N. Y. Yds., National 
Colors. 

Much worn, the staff broken near the head. 

973. Regimental Banner of the 16th Reg. N. Y. Vols. 

Painted on one side with the State, and the other with the National 
Arms. These two colors of the 16th were received too late for 
their place in the catalogue of articles from the Bureau of Mili¬ 
tary Statistics, to which they were sent. 

974. Col. Ellsworth’s Last Letter. 

975. Col. Ellsworth’s Portrait. 

976. Collection of Rebel Currency. 

Made by C. L. McArthur, of 2d N. Y. Vols., Troy. 

977. Drawing of an Army Stretcher. 

Adapted to treatment of compound fracture of the thigh and leg by 
the addition of the sliding iron rod. By Dr. John Swinburne. 

978. Models 

In Sugar Work. Deposited by Benj. M. Briare, of Albany. 

979. Rebel Flag. 

Captured at Syracuse, Missouri, by a small detachment from a 
greatly superior force. It is stained with the blood of a Lieut.- 
Col. of the rebel force, who was killed in the engagement. 

980. Two Maps: one of Charleston Harbor, the other 
of Beaufort and its surroundings. 

Drawn by the contraband “ Israel,” who was a slave. They are 
topographically correct; indeed, so reliable are they that they 
were photographed, and distributed for use instead of the 
Coast Survey Maps. 


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981. Sword brought from England by the Washington 
Family. 

Presented by George Washington to Gen. John Caldwell of Md. 

982. Continental Colonial Money. 

From the Museum of W. J. Folger. 

983. Eebel Cockade. 

Made of Palmetto leaf. Worn by one of the Hampton Legion of 
South Carolina. W. J. W. 

984. Seal of the Association formed by our soldiers im¬ 
prisoned in Eichmond by the rebels. 

From James Tompkins, of Baker’s California Regiment. 

985. 13-inch Shell. 

Thrown-into Yorktown during the siege by Gen. Washington, and 
used by the rebels as a Torpedo during the siege by Gen. 
McClellan. 

98G. Eegimental Colors of 3d N. Y. Infantry. 

Carried by the Regiment during the Mexican War, in the following 
battles: 

Palo Alto. 

Resaca de la Palma. 

Monterey. 

Vera Cruz. 

Cerro Gordo. 

Contreras. 

Cherubusco. 

Chapultepec. 

City of Mexico. 

987. U. S. and Eegimental Colors of the same Eeg. 

Which have been borne in the following battles: 

Siege of Yorktown. 

Hanover Court House. 

Mechanicsville. 

Gaines’ Hill. 

White Oak Ridge. 


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Malvern Hill. 

Bull Run, Nos. 1 and 2. 

Antietam. 

Fredrick sburg. 

Ohancellorsville. 

Gettysburg. 

Rappahannock Station. 

Mine Run. 

Exhibited by Capt. Andrew Shendan, Commander of the Reg. 

FROM THE PATENT OFFICE, WASHINGTON. 

Loaned by the Secretary of the Interior. 

988. Coat, Vest and Breeches. 

Worn by Washington when he resigned his commission to Con¬ 
gress, at Annapolis. Dec. 23, 1783. 

“ Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the 
great theatre of action; and, bidding an affectionate farewell to this 
august body, under whose orders I have long acted, I here offer my 
commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.” 
Washington 1 s Address. 

989. The War Sword of Gen. Washington. 

Carried by him through the Revolutionary War. 

“ These swords are accompanied with an injunction not to un¬ 
sheath them for the purpose of shedding blood, except it be for self- 
defense or in defense of their country and its rights; and, in the latter 
case, to keep them unsheathed, and prefer falling with them in their 
hands, to the relinquishment thereof.”— Washington's Will. 

990. Washington’s Camp Chest. 

In daily use by him when in the field. 

991. Washington’s Writing Case. 

Used by him in all the campaigns of the Revolution. 

992. Washington’s Camp Service. 

993. Washington’s Treasure Chest. 

994. Teaboard. 

Imported by Washington from France, in a plate chest, and con 
stantly used by him at Mount Vernon. 


995. Plates presented to Washington by the Society of 

the Cincinnati. 

996. Piece of the smaller or Sleeping Tent of Wash¬ 

ington. 

“ Venerable as the canopy that sheltered the Father of his Country 
in the days of his country’s trial.” Presented to the Patent 
Office, by George Washington Parke Custis, of Arlington. 

997. Cane. 

Carried by Benjamin Franklin and by him willed to Washington. 
The latter willed it to his brother. 

“To my brother, Charles Washington, I give and bequeath the 
gold-headed cane left me by Dr. Franklin in his will.”— Washington'$ 
Will 

998. Coat worn by Gen. Andrew Jackson at the Battle 

of New Orleans. 

999. Gen. Jackson’s Epaulettes. 

1000. Gun presented to President Jefferson by the Em¬ 
peror of Morocco. 

“Ye race, it is not alway to him who fastest runs, 

Nor ye battel to ye pcopel that has ye longest guns.” 

Old Couplet. 

1001. Swords. 

Presented by AH Pacha, Bey of Egypt, to Capt. Perry, of the U. 
S. Ship Concord, in 1832. 

1002. Shawls. 

Presented by the Imaum of Muscat to President Van Buren. 

1003. The Great Seal of the United States. 

1004. Water Color Drawings. 

By Students of the West Point Military Academy. Some names 
now well known will be found inscribed on the frames. 


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1005. Model of Fort Wagner. 

Sent by Gen. Gillmore. 

1006. Sword. 

Surrendered by Gen. Burgoyne to Gen. Gates, on the battle field 
of Saratoga, 1777. Exhibited by Miss Sophia PafF. 

1007. Four complete Suits of Ancient Armor. 

No. 1, 14th Century; No. 2, 15th Century; No. 3, 15th Century ; 
No. 4, 16th Century. Exhibited by P.Lorillard Roland. 

1008. Chinese Gengall. 

Exhibited by Capt. W. Manson. 

1009. Bayonet. 

From the ruins of the fire of the Armory of the Tower of London. 
There were destroyed 160,000 stand of Arms. The melted gun 
metal adhering to the Bayonet shows the intensity of the heat 
it has been subjected to. Exhibited by C. Pontez. 

GEN. JOHN A. BIX. 

1010. The Flag of the Revenue Cutter McClellan. 

O 

In reference to which the order to “ Shoot him on the spot” was 
given. When the Cutter was betrayed into the hands of the 
rebels, by Capt. Bushwood, it was laid aside, and was recovered 
when the fleet, under the command of Admiral Farragut, took 
possession of New Orleans. 

1011. The Secession Flag. 

Which was used on the McClellan while she was in the hands of 
the rebels. 

For the recovery of these two Flags we are indebted to David 
Ritchie, now a Lieutenant in the Revenue Service. When the 
McClellan was set on fire, at the capture of New Orleans, by the 
rebels, Mr. Ritchie, who had served on her and left her at the 
time she was betrayed by Capt. Bushwood, went on board and 
brought the flags off. 

1012. Rebel Battle Flag. 

Captured in July, 1863, about twelve miles from Richmond, by the 
forces under the command of Major-Gen. Dix. 


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1013. Rebel Signal Flag, from the u Teaser.” 

Exhibited by Mr. Woolsy. 

1014. Rebel Storm Flag marked Pocataligo. 

W. J. Aiken. 

1015. Certificate admitting Adolphe Brower, Carpenter, 
to be a Freeman and Citizen of New York. 

Made 30th August, 1720, “ in the seventh year of the reign of our 
Sovereign Lord George, by the Grace of God, King of Great 
Britain, France, and Ireland.” 

1016. Sword. 

Presented to Gen. Scott by the State of New York. Exhibited by 
Mrs. Gen. McClellan. 

1017. Sword. 

Worn by Gen. Winfield Scott when he entered the city of Mexico. 
Exhibited by Mrs. Gen. McClellan. 

1018. Sword. 

Carried by Cassemer Pulaski when he fell at the battle of Savannah, 
1779. Exhibited by Mrs. Goold Hays. 

1019. Show Case. 

Containing specimens of National Revolvers and Breech-loading 
Derringers and Cartridges. Exhibited by G. A. Ilickox. 
Manufactured by the Moore Patent Fire Arms Co. 

1020. Show Case of John P. Moore & Sons. 

Containing specimens of Colt’s Patent Revolver. 

1021. Boat Gun from the Tower of London. 

Taken when the Spanish Armada invaded England. 

1022. Military Commission of Brigadier Thos. Posey. 

Date 1793. Signed by Washington. Exhibited by C. F. Chicker- 

ing. 


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CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DEALERS IN ARMS, AC¬ 
COUTREMENTS, &c. 

Schuyler, Hartley & Graham (in addition to $1,500 in 
Fancy Goods), in Arms and Military Goods, $2,000.00 

Tiffany & Co., Two Presentation Swords,_ 2,000.00 

Cooper & Pond, Arms and Military Goods,.. 500.00 

Barton, Alexander & Waller, one Double-bar¬ 
relled Gun (very fine). 500.00 

W. J. Syms & Bro., Arms and Military Goods, 500.00 
Star Arms Company, Carbine and Pistols,... 300.00 

Tatharn Bros., Shot (assorted). 300.00 

Merwin & Bray, Ballard’s Rifles, Plant & 

Reynold’s Pistol,. 250.00 

Horstman Bro., & Co., Cash,. 250.00 

J. Moore’s Sons, Arms and Military Goods,.. 211.10 

B. J. Hart, Two Tranter’s Pistols (very fine), 200.00 

Emerson & Silver, Trenton, N. J.,. 175.00 

James L. Smith, Military Goods,. 175.00 

Edward Eicke, Military Goods,. 150.00 

William Dietrich, Presentation Sword,. 120.00 

Geo. A.Ilickcox, Pistols,.. 100.00 

A. W. Spies, Cash,. 100.00 

Blodgett, Brown & Co., Swords,. 100.00 

T. O. LeRoy & Co., Assorted Shot,. 150.00 

Joslyn Fire Arms Co., Four Carbines,. 100.00 

American Flask and Cap Co., Goods,. 100.00 

Seebass Brothers, Goods,. 100.00 

Staderman & Shapter, Presentation Sword, 

Belt and Sash,. 100.00 

Smith & Rand,. 100.00 



















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Wesson, through J. W. Storrs, Agent, 2 Eifles, 60.00 


Poultney & Tremble, Baltimore,. 60.00 

H. W. Hunter, Army Compasses,. 10.00 

A. Lester & Co., Sabre,. 60.00 

Ames Manufacturing Co., Cutlasses,. 30.00 


MISCELLANEOUS. 

Gen. Gilmore and officers. 30 cases Eelics of Battle-field 
Shells, Torpedoes. 

Calvin Case. 1^ in. Grape Shot; killed two men, finally 
lodged in the leg of a Sergeant. 

General Thomas, Chattanooga. Eebel Newspapers, Ar¬ 
ticles of Wood from Lookout Mountain and Mis¬ 
sionary Eidge. 

II. E. Harris. Eebel Pistol and Belt Plate. 

Col. W. K. Logee. Articles from Stono Eiver, Mission¬ 
ary Eidge, &c. 

W. L. Eobinson. Belt Plate captured at Shiloh. 

Col. E. N. Shepherd. Confederate Bills. 

Mr. E. Hunt. Collection of Articles from the Sandwich 
Islands. 

J. Marsh, Morris Island, S. C. Fragment of Shell. 

J. F. Pancost. Boxes, Fragments, Shells, &c. 

Capt. Hill. Grape Vine Chair. 

Thomas Karnes. Medallion of Gen. Washington. 

Mrs. E. M. Kirkland. Buttons, Letters, and Spurs. 

M. Eaphaelsky. Eebel Knife and Sheath, from Fort 
Donelson. 

Capt, C. H. Kockwell. Boxes, Fragments, Shot, &c. 






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H. Barney, Co. F., New York Engineers. Morris Island 
Moss, Pieces of Palmetto Wood, Shot and Shell. 
G. Furman. Rebel Sword. 

Officers and Men of the 50th Regt. of N. Engineers. 
Fancy Work-box, Model of Pontoon Bridge, 
Photographic Views of Pontoon Bridge. 

Francis M. Drake, Co. A., 50th Regt. N. Y. V. Engi¬ 
neers. Tomahawk. 

Mrs. General Burnside. Fragment of Shell, Rebel Col. 

Sash, Knife, Confederate Money. 

Mrs. Marshal O. Roberts. Model of Fort Sumter. 

Col. E. L. Farnham. Rebel Officer’s Sword. 

B. W. Griswold. Chair from Lookout Mountain. 

A. W. Spies. Muskets taken by Gen. Scott in Canada, 
1812. 

M. A. Reid, Mass. Colony Buttons, and Belt Plates. 


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The Two Swords contributed by Tiffany & Co., 
valued at Two Thousand Dollars, will bo disposed of 
in the following manner: 

The General’s Sword. 

By Subscriptions of One Dollar each, for presentation to 
the General of the Armies of the Union to whom 
it shall be designated by a plurality of the names 
of the subscribers. 

The Navy Sword. 

To be presented in like manner to the United States 
Navy Officer designated. 

General's Sword. 

The grip, oxydized silver; on the obverse side in low relief, a head 
of Mars from the antique, surrounded by a Trophy composed of mili¬ 
tary insignia and weapons of the past and present time; on the reverse 
side a figure of Victory, with a laurel chaplet in her uplifted hands, 
the joy sounding cornets at her feet, and over her head a diadem of 
Stars. 

The Guard is slender at each point of departure from the grip, hut 
midway swells into a rich medallion, upon which is sculptured the 
wrathful Medusa ; at the back of the grip is the head of a Ram, iden¬ 
tical with that familiar ornament of the sacrificial altar of the Greeks. 
The shell of the guard overlaps the mouth of the scabbard, and the 
space is filled by a fine relief representing the combat between Her¬ 
cules and the Nemean Lion; the w'hole is surmounted by a spirited 
piece of solid sculpture, the hclmeted head of America, from Craw¬ 
ford’s fine statue ; set in the helmet are Rubies, Diamonds and Sap¬ 
phires, representing the National Colors. The scabbard is sterling 
silver, richly guilt; the ornamentation is confined to the bands and 
tip, which are composed of laurel leaves in richly carved relief. 

The blade is straight and slender, and finely etched in gold. 

On the scabbard is the inscription, “ Upon your sword sits laurel’d 
victory.” 

Navy Sword. 

The grip is of solid silver in the usual form ; the lower part of the 
guard is formed by an eagle with outstretched wings—in the shell of 
the guard are inserted the initials U. S. N.—it then curves outward 
in the form of a rope, around which is twisted a spray of oak leaves 
and acorns, which terminates in a beautifully carved head of Neptune. 
The ornamentation of the scabbard consists of anchors bound by oak 
leaves in full relief. The blade is of fine steel, beautifully etched in 
gold. On the scabbard is the inscription, “ Defend thee, Heaven, and 
thy Valor.” 






















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NOTE 


The numbers from 1 to 539, in this Catalogue, are deposited 
under the auspices of the Bureau of Military Statistics. They 
include the more interesting articles from Washington’s Headquarters, 
at Newburgh, and several private collections which will be found 
credited in their proper place. Most of the flags embraced within 
the above numbers are the property of the State, and the collec¬ 
tions from Albany are placed on exhibition under authority of the 
Legislature, expressed in two series of concurrent resolutions recently 
passed. 

The Bureau of Military Statistics is an office established by 
law for the following purposes : 

First. To collect and preserve in permanent form an authentic 
sketch of every person from this State who has entered the service of 
the General Government since April 15,1861. 

Second. A record of the services of the several regiments, includ¬ 
ing an account of their organization and subsequent history. 

Third. An account of the aid afforded by the several towns, cities, 
and counties of the State. 

A War Museum is being formed in connection with this office, at 
its rooms, No. 173 State Street, Albany. The aid of every person 
is solicited in the work of extending the collection of historical 
materials, and in adding to the collection. The articles of interest 
thus gathered will be open for public inspection, and, it is hoped, will 
acquire great value as souvenirs of this truly historical period. 



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